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As you can probably tell, we don't get around to updating our blog much! However, if you want to stay up to date on what is going on with The Well and the lives of this generation of college students, you can start checking our Facebook page here. On our Facebook page, we post all of our events, news, photos, and other updates so that everything is all in one place, and easily accessible to students and our partners! This is the best way to keep in touch, so become a fan, and help us spread the word!

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Fall is here!

It looks as though everyone is excited Fall is finally here, and we are too! We have a ton of great things to look forward too. We are meeting on Milligan's campus October 14th, and we have our annual Barn Dance at Wiseman's farms October 24th! We hope everyone can make it to both! Check out the events calendar on our website for all the info you NEED to know!

It's that time again!

The annual Tree Streets' Yard Sale is coming...
Saturday, August 15

After a great response last year,
The Well is participating again this year in all of the fun.
But, in order set up a yard sale on The Well House lawn, we need your help.
We need donated items to sell...your unwanted stuff!

All items (see below for example) can be dropped off at The Well House on ETSU's campus at 910 W. Maple Street.
For easy drop-off, please look for the furniture trailers in the parking lot behind The Well House during the following times:

Fri., Aug. 7th 2pm - 8pm
Sat., Aug. 8th 9am - 3pm
Mon., Aug. 10th – Thurs., Aug. 13th 2pm - 8pm

Yard Sale Items That Sell Well:

Furniture & Home Decor
Kitchen Items
Books, CDs & DVDs
Jewelry
Baby Clothing & Items
Children's Clothing, Toys & Games
Linens, Stationary & Office Supplies
Women's Shoes
Electronics

Yard Sale Items That Don't Sell Well:
(Please do not bring these items.)

Men's & Women's Clothing

Questions? E-mail Leslie at leslie.raby@gmail.com or call The Well House at 423.232.9355.
*Proceeds from the yard sell will be applied to The Well's operational budget.

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Help The Well at the Tree Streets Yard Sale!

This year, The Well is participating in the annual Tree Streets Yard Sale on August 16th.
Donate your unwanted items (no clothes please!) for us to sell, donate your time to help work the yard sale or come be a customer at the yard sale on Saturday. All proceeds from the yard sale will be applied directly to The Well’s operational budget.

To donate items:
The Well will be accepting donated items at The Well House located on ETSU's campus at 910 W. Maple Street. Such items can include furniture, books, lamps, linens, DVDs, kitchen gadgets, children's toys, baby items, children's clothing, etc. (We ask that no clothing except for baby and children's clothing be donated.) Please make sure all donated items are clean (and priced, if possible).
Items can be dropped off at the following times:
Saturday (August 9) from 10 am to 3pm
Monday(August 11)-Friday (August 15) from 9 am to 8 pm
*If other drop-off times are needed, please call 232-9355.

To volunteer your time:
Friday, August 15th - Beginning at 10am, we will be sorting, pricing & displaying the yard sale items around the property of The Well House. If you are willing and able to help with this process, contact Leslie at 232-9355 or by e-mail at leslie.raby@gmail.com.

Saturday, August 16th - Beginning at 6am, we will be involved with last-minute preparations for the yard sale. At the start of the sale, we will need volunteers to talk with shoppers, to serve as cashiers, to straighten tables and to assist customers to their cars with their purchases. If you are willing and able to help on Saturday, contact Leslie at 232-9355 or by e-mail at leslie.raby@gmail.com.

To shop at the yard sale:
Bring folks with you to rummage through the yard sale treasures. Beginning at 7am on Saturday, August 16th, lots of items at a great bargain will be available to you. If you aren't an early bird, come later in the day; we'll save some good treasures for you.

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Has the ministry of The Well impacted your life? If so we want to hear about it! Share your story by posting a comment below.

GO ‘07

Do you ever worry about something ridiculous? Well, as GO ’07 approached, I found myself worrying like crazy. Oh, how ridiculous I can be! Let me explain…

Each fall, The Well hosts a missions fair to which we invite representatives from local, national and global organizations to join us on a Wednesday night following the gathering of The Well. The sole purpose of the fair is to better expose college students & young adults to the possibilities in missions open to them…beginning now. Some of the opportunities include spending a few weeks overseas plugging in with a well-established ministry, spending the summer as a camp counselor, spending an hour or so a week mentoring a local youth, spending the summer teaching English to children & adults who are so eager to learn, spending 11 months ‘racing’ from one adventure to the next while encountering different cultures and different opportunities to serve the Lord. The opportunities available to college students and young adults are as numerous as are the needs of the world. The problem is that most folks don’t know where to begin in matching up their desires & abilities with the needs & organizations seeking to address those needs.

You may be asking…so what does this have to do with you worrying? Well, I was worried that students wouldn’t show up to take advantage of GO ’07. You see, a local college was hosting a fairly large event on the same date…and the same time…as GO ’07. I was afraid that no one would come…and that the representatives would feel like their time was wasted…and that the representatives wouldn’t agree to come back next year. Isn’t that ridiculous?

GO ’07, from all accounts that I’ve heard, turned out to be the most successful missions fair yet. Successful because many students learned about the needs of the world and realized how easy it would be for them to spend a bit of their time to address the need. In the years past, many students expressed interested in serving in Africa…Asia…locally. But, this year, students committed themselves to serve for God’s glory.
Success…wouldn’t you agree?

All of us have been given the charge to GO. The question is not IF but WHERE does God want each of us to go. Please join with us in praying for the students who are making commitments and those who are still trying to discern what the Father is speaking to them about “going.”

--Leslie

Fall 2007 Ministry Team Reatreat

Tattoo (v.) - To mark a person or part of the body with a design that cannot be removed or forgotten.

All of us are “tattooed”…by life; by sin; by experiences; by hurts; by choices. But, as a child of God, these “tattoos” do not define us. Instead, our defining “tattoo” is established by the marks of Jesus Christ, literally. Because of the nail marks on His hands and feet, we are forever marked as a child of God…we are “tattooed” by Him…and we can never be removed from His grace.

This Truth was the focus of this year’s ministry team retreat. Over the Labor Day weekend, the students serving on ministry teams and our staff team grabbed our sleeping bags and headed to Doe River Gorge. For 48 hours, 50 of us spent time at DRG discussing the various “tattoos” of our life. And, the greatest “Tattoo” of all…Christ’s mark on each of our lives.

The weekend was full of laughter, teaching, games, worship, pranks, and intimate times with the Lord. Our prayer was that students would walk away from the weekend with a greater knowledge of each other and with a deeper understanding of who they are because of Christ. The Father definitely answered that prayer!