Chicago Service Learning Trip
July 24-29, 2022
10 students and three adult leaders will be traveling to Chicago for a week of service & learning.
Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Ava Burke, Natalie Kors, Summer Mueller, Claudia Rawitzer, Haven Ruis, Sofie Sethi, Teagan Wetteland, Enna Wold, Kaelyn Wold, Kim Wetteland, Julene Hawkins, and Pastor Betsy Hoium.
Check out their posts below to learn more about what they are doing while in Chicago.
Prayers for Well-Being
Today's author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. Our prayer life includes praying for family. From the time we were very young we were probably taught to say a simple prayer like, “God bless Mommy and Daddy, God bless Grandma and Grandpa.” We pray for the...
Office Closed June 29-July 2
The front office will be closed next week and will reopen on Monday, July 6 at 8:30am. All scheduled activities will still meet unless you are notified by the organizer.
God of grace, you hear our prayer
Today's author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. In every Sunday worship service, we pray together the Prayers of the People, as do most churches around the world. The pastor introduces the prayer with something like, “Let us pray for the church and the needs...
Honoring God
June 28-July 26 Worship Series Honoring God is not about piling up words. It’s about getting out of God’s way and allowing God to work through us. It’s about admitting that apart from Christ living in and through us by the Holy Spirit, we will pursue gods that prey...
The Lord’s Prayer
Today's author is Prince of Peace's Intentional Interim, Pr. Steve Sylvester. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) As we wrap up our series on prayer by using the acronym ACTS (prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and...
Julene’s Day Off
Thursday, June 18th Our last full day at the camp was nothing short of a blast. We started with breakfast that included French Toast, eggs, bacon, and cereal (no milk). Not having to leave camp right away, we got some rest time after breakfast at the cabin, where we...
Gratitude
Today's author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. “I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going...
It Is Wednesday My Dudes!
Wednesday, June 15th This morning, we woke up (some more restfully than others) and ate breakfast of biscuits, sausages, and gravy. Afterwards, we drove to Banner...
Bega Kwa Bega | June 2026
Farewell party for Pastor Joyce Ngangdango – Sunday June 21st, 2-4pm, Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran church. Pastor Joyce has been a student at Luther Seminary for the past 2 years and spoke at our Tanzanian Dinner in 2024. She is returning home to Tanzania shortly...
Relational Thanksgiving: Thank you! You’re Welcome!
Today's author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. I share with you Marjorie Suchocki’s opening paragraph to her chapter “Prayers of Thanksgiving and Praise,” from In God’s Presence: Theological Reflections on Prayer. “In the deepest sense, all prayers are...
Beauty and Struggle. Beauty in struggle.
Tuesday, June 16th Our second day of work started bright and early with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Then we took a long ride in the van to the city of Boone at the Hunger and Health Coalition. When we got to the wood lot, we met a sweet old man named Harold who had been...
Chopping Wood – More Than Just a Workout!!
Monday, June 15th Today we woke up to conclude a restful night of sleep and walked to breakfast. With under-eye bags and yawns, we ate our eggs, pancake bake, sausage, fruit, and cereal, then hit the road. We took a short (and very bumpy!) car ride to Jimmy’s house....