"They also serve..."

If you’re going to be up in the trees, you couldn’t ask for a bluer sky. Bob Hammaker spends hours on the trees and shrubs around the building. If you came to Harrisburg to visit us, and you drove up the hill off Lewisberry Road that leads to our office, you might catch Glenn Barnhart on a tractor either mowing grass or plowing snow, depending on the season. You might need to stay in one of the eight guest rooms that are available on site managed by Eunice Priddy, or you may spot Henry Lehman changing a light bulb or Dave Purrington building a bookshelf. In the spring you’ll find Bob Hammaker at a desk helping file missionary income tax forms, but most of the time you’d find him outside working on the grounds. You might find an administrator pushing a vacuum cleaner. All the staff does weekly chores to help out. Dick Mitchell handles numerous maintenance requests on a daily basis and coordinates the building and grounds staff. It’s no small task.

The IS (Information Services) department has a capable staff of technical experts who keep our computers efficiently functioning day in and day out. "Technology for Growth" describes the current needs in the informational systems area. What the IS guys do is crucial to our daily existence – both here and for our missionaries.

Henry Lehman checks off another item on his task list – changing the light bulb on the front steps. Phil and Barb Klumpp, along with Anna Ruth Hille, manage MK ministries. One of the greatest challenges in missions is taking care of the needs of missionary children. Josh Bennett (David and Vicki Bennett, Brazil) recently wrote to the Klumpps, “I want to just take a minute to express my thanks for the time and effort so many of you at the ABWE home office are putting into being a blessing to us, the MKs. …you have noticed our lives and are reaching out to touch us in a positive way.”

One of those efforts is a new website just for ABWE MKs. We would encourage all MKs to check out the new site. This is a great way to connect with other MKs, encourage each other and share stories from your fields!