We’re Still Building

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Written By Pastor Troy Tvrdik

Dear Friends, Supporters & Volunteers,

We did it!

And boy do I mean WE.

The first school year at the MCMA Community Center took a lot of us all pulling together to learn, grow, redefine, and experience what it’s like to bring community together.

With all my heart, I can’t thank you enough.

I’m learning too and maybe the most!

I built a flourishing community center in Mongolia, with a HUGE team. What I’ve learned so far?

It’s different building a flourishing community center in the USA.

To create here in a developed nation takes a lot more time, more red tape, more I’s to dot and T’s to cross.

More patience and more grit.

I’m not giving up. I have a vision forward and I have the grit and tenacity to keep going.

My wife Shari and I shared at that very first volunteer meeting that we had a plan for slow growth. Looking back, we’re actually ahead of schedule and that is something to celebrate.

  • For those of you who gave financially, please know we are so thankful. WE NEED IT.

  • For those of you who gave physically by scheduling yourself as a volunteer, please know we are eternally thankful. I do mean eternally because this kind of work has eternal value. It’s more than just today, it is reaching into the future and that makes me excited.

  • For those of you who showed up to mow, clean, remove snow, sort and stock. I appreciate it very much.

  • For those of you who gave by donations of items, you’re building this community center right along with us.Everything counts.

Finally a special honor of gratitude to our Volunteer Coordinator Julie Morey. She never gave up, put up with me, taught me and really showed us all what it looks like to stick with it.

God Bless you Julie!

Thank you all.

I’m asking you to have the tenacity and grit right along with us, and together we can make something that outlasts our simple lives. We can help bring a community united to build into a child’s heart and right into tomorrow.

Remember, we’re building slow…but we are still building.

Thank you all!

Pastor Troy Tvrdik

MCMACC Director

Here’s the catch. It only works if WE do.

Would you consider being a part of this with us? Volunteer to be a homework tutor, mentor a high school student, Just come and be a part of crafts or activities after school. Donate to make the CC all that it can be. Encourage those involved. Support the work God is doing in Marseilles! CLICK HERE TO LEARN 3 WAYS TO GET INVOLVED.

Pastor Troy Tvrdik

Pastor Troy Tvrdik is the Director of the MCMACC. He is Pastor at Marseilles First Baptist Church since 2018 and former Director of Flourishing Future Mongolia. Troy is married to Shari Tvrdik for 31 years, father to four and Papa to five beautiful people. He is passionate about God’s Word, building community and learning daily.

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