When Carolyn and Frank Van Boom decided to volunteer, they didn’t realize that a short-term trip would lead them into a long-term partnership in mission.
The trumpets have quieted. The lilies, once brilliant white on Easter morning, are starting to brown at the edges. The pews are a little emptier now than they were on Easter morning. And yet — the resurrection still calls.
The email seemed like great news. A person who had been blessed by a worship service while staying in the city months ago had decided to encourage the church with a large donation.