Matthews United Methodist Church Youth have done it AGAIN...they are giving out community service in the Rainbow Express
ministry - a wonderful camp for special needs kids! Check out this photo of my son Patrick (left) with his camper, Brian!
The Rainbow Express camp is the crown jewel of community service at Matthews United Methodist Church (MUMC) in Matthews, NC! This awesome camp for special needs kids is the brain child of MUMC Youth Minister Laurie Little, who realized that kids serving special needs kids provides a teaching moment to both able-bodied and special needs children.
At Rainbow Express, special-needs children are able to experience all of the joys of summer camp - arts and crafts, singing and dancing, outside play, field trips and Bible study. Each special needs child is paired with a teenage youth counselor and a "buddy," a young child from the church. Every year, a different theme, based on values and good character, suffuses all teaching moments at the camp. This year's theme was the jungle - and everything, from Bible verses to T-shirts, to arts and crafts, to songs, all reflected this theme.
I'm proud to say that all of my 3 children have participated in this wonderful ministry, that gives special needs kids the awesome opportunity to participate in the joys of summer camp! My children have all gained an appreciation of the challenges and special joys that are experienced by this great group of people.
Kudos to Matthews United Methodist Church for hosting this incredible camp, year in and year out, and for teaching our children the importance of reaching out to those who face different challenges in life!
If you are looking for a wonderful faith community in the South Charlotte/Matthews area, we would love to see you at Matthews United Methodist Church. Incredible, gifted pastors, loving and giving membership, and an incredibly active youth group that puts community service above all! Sound like you? Stop on by...we'd love to see you!
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