August 4, 2023

Shipment to the American Indian Christian Mission

On Friday, July 28, Midwest Mission sent a shipment to the American Indian Christian Mission (AICM) in Show Low, Arizona. 


AICM’s mission is to “Evangelize and Equip Native Americans for Christ.” They help Native Americans become aware of God and teach them that through Christ and Christ alone they can be saved. They have three parts to their ministry: the boarding school, outreach to families of students, and their Blue Bus ministry. (To learn more about AICM, go to aicm.org)


This is the third load of supplies Midwest Mission has provided for AICM. During COVID, we sent a semi full of needed medical supplies such as masks as well as items like toilet paper — you probably remember the vast need for toilet paper during this time in your own communities!


We were very excited to send more supplies to this mission-minded organization. As the process for planning the shipment began, the first step was to find out what their needs were. We never want to fill a truck with unneeded supplies that could be used somewhere else, so we are very intentional about exploring specific needs. 


When the truck pulled up to Midwest Mission, our operations team quickly loaded the semi-truck with 25,790 lbs of supplies.


This included:

  • 3 sewing machines
  • 50 mattresses
  • 2,800 Rice Meal Bags
  • 560 Student Kits
  • 600 bath towels — the God moment from last week’s newsletter!
  • 458 blankets
  • 266 cases of cleaning wipes
  • 178 gallons of laundry detergent
  • 84 cases of disinfectant wipes
  • 700 lbs of cleaning supplies
  • 782 lbs of hygiene items
  • 4 air conditioners


This shipment was valued at $61,657.32.


On Monday, July 31, the semi truck arrived at AICM in Arizona!


Please be praying for AICM and the people they reach, and that God would bless their ministry and continue to provide the things they need.

Katy was our Summer Intern once again this year, working as the Volunteer Coordinator Assistant. She helped Barb, our Volunteer Coordinator, with different tasks, was a master of kit-making, and was a pro at putting volunteer pictures up on the wall!


If you visited during the summer, you were probably met with her sweet smile!


All good things come to an end, so we have to say goodbye to Katy as she heads back to college.


Thank you, Katy, for your hard work and servant's heart.


We will miss you!

Prayers to Lift Up

This week, we pray for the ministry of the American Indian Christian Mission. We pray for those who are serving and those who are being served. We pray everyone will come to know Christ in a deeper way, and that their needs will be met.


"Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

John 17:3

Midwest Mission Weekly Projects

Work of the Mission Volunteers


Work Done

  • Assembled desks, polyurethaned
  • Refurbished sewing machines
  • Cleaning
  • Groundskeeping
  • Counted items into inventory
  • Made Plarn
  • Packaged wipes
  • Sorted linens


Disbursements

  • Maryville and GlenEd Food Pantries, Maryville, IL: Redirect hygiene supplies Value: $116.00
  • First UMC, Watseka, IL: Redirect school supplies, disinfecting wipes Value: $1,520.00
  • CICIM, Decatur, IL: Assorted towels, cloths, sheets, pillows, and hospital blankets, furniture, home care bed, hospital mattress, wheelchair Value: $3,020.00


Midwest Mission is able to do this work because of your generous donations and willingness to volunteer. Thank you!



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Volunteer at Midwest Mission

Dates are available in 2023, 2024, and 2025


Need a Saturday option for team volunteering

or assistance in booking? Contact Pat Wright at [email protected] or 217-697-4063


Click below to check calendar openings and to reserve your spots.


Volunteer Reservation Calendar



2025 Volunteer Calendar is now open for dorm reservations!


Go to our Reservation Calendar, log in, reserve your rooms, and submit payment for your Non-refundable Reservation Fee via credit card or electronic check. We will email you the Access Code to reserve Volunteer Shifts for your team. You must complete this step for your team to volunteer at Midwest Mission.


For local teams and individuals: Volunteer Shifts will only be available 3 months ahead of time. Beginning October 1, 2023 you will be able to reserve Volunteer Shifts for January of 2024.


Thank you for your patience as we try to improve the reservation experience for both local teams and those staying in the dorm.

Volunteers at Work

July 31 - August 4, 2023

Volunteer Leaders

Chuck and Karen Porter

Brighton, Illinois

Russ and Tony Debonis

Waterloo, Iowa

Volunteer Teams

Howard Family and Friends

Winchester, IL

Simpson Group

Springfield, IL

First UMC

West Allis, WI

Clarence Harms

Brillion, WI

Not Pictured: SPARC Summer Program, Springfield, IL

We are so grateful for all our regular volunteers, and the time they give towards volunteering at Midwest Mission. We appreciate their passion and dedication to the ministry!

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