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United Methodists are stepping up to provide support and prayer after a horrific shooting at a Texas elementary school that took the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers. Even as they pray for grieving families and a traumatized community, many in the
Rev. Andy Mattick (Simi Valley United Methodist Church) and Mark Witman have cycled 600 miles (Paso Robles, CA to Bishop, CA) through the North District, visiting some 32 local churches along the way, with a goal of raising $25,000. To date, they have raised $24,550.
For 19 summers now, I have journeyed with a group of youth to faraway lands on a mission to work repairing homes, building relationships and transforming lives (mine included). Several people have asked me why I would give up a week of my life each
