Update on Operation Inasmuch planning

This is the fourth in a

series of updates for churches participating in the Operation Inasmuch (OIAM)

event all across North Carolina on April 24 and May 1.

Watch future issues of the

Biblical Recorder for more.

• List of projects and

  project leaders should already be in hands of members

• Launch your sign-up

  period. This period should begin on a Sunday but it will vary from church to

  church. It should begin no later than April 11.

• Gather T-shirt sizes and

  quantities from volunteers as they sign up

• Record sign-ups on master

  list spreadsheet

• Plans for pre- and

  post-event gatherings should be 100 percent complete

• Continue promotion

  throughout sign-up period

• Plans for project leaders’

  meeting (10 days prior to OIAM date)

  • Recast compelling vision

    for your OIAM

  • Instructions for all

    project leaders including purchasing/reimbursement procedures for materials

    used in their project

  • Provide up-to-date list of

    volunteers for each project leader

  • Enlist aid of project

    leaders in promoting participation in the pre-event gathering

Project Idea — Free for All

or free yard sale

• Have members bring usable

  items to church day before OIAM (probably Friday)

• Arrange items according to

  type

• Prepare staffing and

  assistance for “shoppers”

• Publicize project for

  target group(s), i.e., Hispanic population

Register your church’s

participation in the statewide Operation Inasmuch — www.ncoperationinasmuch.org

and look for registration

Official NCOIAM T-shirts available

— Go to www.operationinasmuch.com and click on “Resources;” download order form

(deadline for orders for April 24 OIAM is April 12)

If you have photos or

information about your event, send to Dianna Cagle at

[email protected] or call (919) 847-2127.