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Computers for inner-city students and their families: This year has been dominated by our effort to set up a system to provide computers with Internet access to inner-city students. A process has been developed for identifying students who can not afford a computer and requirements have been established for earning a computer through volunteer effort in the community. We have set up a computer assembly shop in our home. We have obtained used computer systems, repair and assembly equipment, upgrade hardware, and software. We have worked hard  to provide computers to inner-city students with an hour of training to them and their families. A more detailed report is written in a Grand Rapids Advance news paper article.

April 14 - 15

We took the passenger bus owned by Ken Baldwin with a group from St. Francis Xavier Church with participants from another affiliated church to the Pontiac Silverdome for a 2-day Christian Music Concert and rally. We stayed overnight at a local Catholic church, and enjoyed many activities presented. There were approximately 50 participants.

We went to Buffalo, New York to obtain computers and parts for the inner-city ministry of getting computers into homes that otherwise would not have access to a home computer.

We went to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up computers and parts for the computer ministry.

The youth group of St. Francis Xavier Church went on their retreat Woody VanHouten’s Saw Dust Trail conference grounds near LeRoy, Michigan. Using the bus, we supported about 25 participants plus leaders.

Oakdale Park Church in connection with Madison Square Church and others went to the annual Cornerstone Music and Bible Conference near Bushnell, Illinois sponsored by the non-denominational group Jesus People U.S.A.. A group of approximately 70 people were supported by the our bus, cooking, driving and accomodations during this outing. The group was augmented by several bands who joined us for some meals. We shared our special site with "Madison Green," a musical group from Detroit, Michigan .

Camp Tall Turf from Walkerville, Michigan used the bus and our services to go to Chicago for a service mission under Roseland Ministries. Projects centered around a food ministry for adults and children’s activities were performed. There were about a dozen participants.

A neighboring family group of refugees went to White Cloud, Michigan with us and the bus for family camping activities. About 14 participants.

A youth group retreat with work activities and recreation was held at the Saw Dust trail campground near LeRoy, Michigan. About 20 participants came from St. Francis Xavier Church with adult counselors. Theyused our services and the bus.

We took our bus with a family from Somalia to the White River for canoeing and recreation on an overnight trip, with about 14 participants.