Summer Mission Teams, Foot Washing and Church Partnership

Written By Joel Furrow

I’m excited to share the story of our partnership with Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA —a collaboration that’s proven to be impactful on the lives of their teens while serving along side our teens in Lewiston. Akash Ahujah shared more about there journey with The Root Cellar on this weeks edition of The Root Cellar Podcast - watch below or click here to listen wherever you get your podcasts!

In this episode, we discuss how Akash's journey from a mission team member years ago to a leader has shaped his approach to youth ministry and community service. We explore the unique partnership between Grace Chapel and The Root Cellar, and learn about the transformative experiences that have impacted both teens from Grace Chapel and The Root Cellar in Lewiston.

We’ve actually shared about this special partnership with the teens Grace Chapel in an earlier post. They came up late last year to help with winter boot distribution. They served graciously, joining our team and Lew Crew teens in washing the feet of participants in our Path Forward Work Readiness program. Read more here or just watch below!

Joel Furrow

Before joining The Root Cellar's ministry in Lewiston in 2012, Joel implemented and directed the Bridging the Gap Juvenile Diversion program in Boston, MA serving nearly 100 juvenile offenders annually.

Early in this career, Joel was impacted greatly by work within refugee communities in Amman, Jordan and Clarkston, GA. He discovered God's great love for these vulnerable communities as well as the gift that refugees and immigrants offer to a welcoming city.

Joel is a graduate of Liberty University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Religion with a concentration in Intercultural Studies, Islam and Arabic. Joel and his lovely wife Hilary live in Wales, ME raising 3 beautiful, wicked smaht daughters and a baby boy.

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