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Teen inspired to initiate Mission of Hope
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When Brooke Prahl volunteered to wash feet last year in the
Samaritan’s tent at Convoy of Hope Fox Cities, an annual outreach
to provide the less fortunate with basic necessities, it touched her
soul.
“People were so excited to get their feet washed,” the 17-year-old
New London girl said of the experience. “You just sit there and
wash their feet, and their stories are so heartbreaking. Seeing
everyone and seeing people I actually knew ... I never really
realized there were a lot of needs right here and in my hometown.”
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Convoy of Hope inspired Brooke one year
later to start her own event, a day set aside
to meet the needs of the community,
the New London Mission of Hope from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at Bernegger
River Walk in New London. Contact:
promote volunteer service and demonstrate
Christian love in the New London area.
920-227-2333 or
[email protected].
More info at www.mission-of-hope.com.
“Maybe I could bring (an event) to them and
make it more convenient for them,” she said.
The first-ever Mission of Hope will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(while supplies last) Aug. 25 at Bernegger River Walk in New
London. The collaborative effort with the Forest Junction-based
Community Impact Inc. will provide hundreds of people with
groceries, health screenings, a job fair, connection to community
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services, family portraits, haircuts, games and activities for children
and prayer. All services are free to guests in need.
“I want to serve as many people as I possibly can,” said Brooke
who, with her family, attends Christ the Rock Community Church in
Menasha. The church’s Reach team leader John Slotten, who
brought Convoy of Hope to the Fox Cities back in 2010, is guiding
Brooke through the process.
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An event of this magnitude is a huge undertaking, Slotten said.
“(Brooke) came to me with a vision that she would really like to do
this in her community. She was so touched by her involvement with
Convoy of Hope here in the Fox Cities and thought there’s people
in my community that need this, too.”
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Slotten encouraged Brooke and offered a portfolio full of the
information she needed.
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“She just has run with it — what an incredible woman,” Slotten
said. “God really does use ordinary people in extraordinary ways.
And it just goes to show it doesn’t matter what age you are.”
Rick Kindschi, the executive director of Community Impact Inc., the
nonprofit group overseeing Mission of Hope, said they are always
looking for people with bold ideas that also provide simple
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Brooke, who will attend Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Mo.,
beginning Aug. 11, will fly home to facilitate the event. She hopes
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someday to parlay her desire to help those in need into a career.
“I have so many things I want to do; I’m not quite sure how I’ll mix
them all together,” Brooke said.
Somehow, I think she’ll find a way.
— Cheryl Anderson: 920-993-1000, ext. 249, or
[email protected]
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