Point Loma Nazarene University has a volunteer program called "LoveWorks" that gives college students opportunities to travel to other countries, learn about the culture, make new friends, and volunteer for worthy causes. This Spring, LoveWorks sent out 150 students...and 9 of them traveled from San Diego, California to Amman, Jordan.
In Amman, their main base was the Ashrafiya Nazarene School where they taught classes and renovated the school library.Here's a complete list of what they did:
** Taught English, Art, and Sports at the Ashrafiya
Nazarene School** Totally renovated the school library ("before pic is on the right and "after" pic is on the left)
** Held a "goodbye" party for the 10th Grade "Graduates"(10th grade is the current highest level the school offers)
** Provided daily 7:45 am chapel services for the younger and older grades
** Put on two morning camps for about 400 Bedouin children in southern Jordan.
The students also had time to visit Gadara, Mt. Nebo, Jordan River site of Jesus' baptism, the Dead Sea, Petra, Aqaba, and ride camels and camp in the desert sands of Wadi Rum.
All of this in three weeks. Whew!!
The team of students, led by Sylvia Cortez and Dr. Bill Wood, just may have been
the best volunteer student team ever to visit the Middle East. GREAT JOB! LOVE WORKS! THANKS FOR COMING!
PS... A volunteer group from Owosso, MI comes soon to build a science lab, repair desks, and get classrooms ready for the new semester. Woohoo...thanks, in advance, Owosso!! Oh, and the Anderson, IN First Church of the Nazarene just gave a donation so we can stock the new science lab, upgrade the school plumbing, tile the stairways and pay some bills. And a good number of their members sponsor children in the Middle East! We are so thankful to these churches and all others who support our schools.
Speaking of Support our Schools... If you want to give to any of our four schools in the Middle East...help a needy student, buy some library books, and help us fix buses... just go to our link on the right called "Support our Schools".
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