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World Changers come to Princeton27 June 2007 — Over 300 young people from the southeastern United States are working to be the hands and feet of Christ in Johnston County this week. World Changers are changing the world of Johnston County, making a difference for homeowners who need a hand. Robert Atkinson of W. 2nd St., Princeton and Sherrill Thompson of Stevens Chapel Rd. are two local homeowners whose houses are benefiting from their work this week.
Kelton Hinton of Princeton, Associational Missionary with the Johnston Baptist Association, who is coordinating the effort again this year, stresses that there are many who are working hard to make the week a success. The group is being housed at Smithfield-Selma High School. They are fed breakfast and dinner there every day. Local churches from across the county are responsible for lunch for the work teams.
Princeton Baptist Church is responsible for providing lunch for the local work team. Every night First Baptist Church of Smithfield hosts a concert and worship service for the youths.
Before the youth came to the county, Jimmy Boykin and Chris Batten were responsible for evaluating and helping select the projects the various teams would tackle. Mr. Boykin, a member of Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church, is the associate coordinator for the event, and Mr. Batten, a member of Micro First Baptist, is serving as the construction supervisor. Whereas last year 60% of the students coming were high school students, this year 60% are middle schoolers. As many projects involve roofing, with fewer high school students to call upon, more of the projects this year involve yard work and painting, appropriate for middle school age youth.
Projects were suggested by local churches, Johnston County Council on Aging, Johnston-Lee Community Action, and by individuals. Locally, Mr. Hinton said he contacted the Princeton Town Hall for suggestions for projects. Some jobs were not assigned as they were not large enough to keep the 10-12 person crew busy for a week, and others were not practical to be completed in a week. Mr. Hinton said that in the past they tried to tackle replacing kitchen floors, for example, and found that just not practical to do in a week. The crews, which arrived Saturday afternoon, are expected to depart this Saturday morning. The organizers identified 24 projects from across the county, assigning two crews to some of the larger projects they felt were practical to attempt. While the Baptist Association organized the effort, and most of the youths are Baptist, other denominations are represented. Back to this week's News Leader
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