Reverend Luann Benge, pastor of the Methodist Church in Ida Grove, sat down for a visit recently about church-related events and activities. Pastor Benge discussed some changes the church is currently going through.
On Sunday Sept. 17 at 7, the First Presbyterian Church of Odebolt, was honored to host Efi Latsoudi of Greece, our Presbytery’s International Peacemaker this year. A psychologist, filmmaker and human rights advocate, she serves the refugees and asylum seekers fleeing to Europe from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. She is one of the founders of LESVOS SOLIDARITY, a grassroots organization based on Lesvos Island in Greece. Efi was the coordinator of an independent welcoming shelter (Pipka Camp) for the most vulnerable refugees.
Trinity Lutheran Church of Odebolt serves up Dad’s Belgian Waffles on Sept. 17. Linda Viggers and Cinnamon Wulf greeted the community as they came into the Community Center to get a bite of the scrumptious waffles along with some sausage links, coffee, and juice. The Waffles were light and filling, but it was ‘all you can eat,’ which brought people asking for more. More than 10 waffle irons were operating serving the waffles in good time. The friendly workers of Trinity Lutheran called out to customers as they left, “Thanks for coming and come back next year!”
Caleb Wood, a teacher and coach at OABCIG, loves to see students learning and achieving. Wood explained his teaching duties at the school.
“I teach SPA,” he said, “which stands for Scientific Principles and Applications, and is basically a freshman science class. I teach Earth Science, and this year Physics. I’ve also taught STEM and Meteorology in the past. So most of my day is spent with underclassmen.”
Teaching was not Wood’s childhood dream, but it fits his interests and abilities.
