Here is the response I received to my email to Kerry Clarensau, National Missionettes Coordinator: -----Original Message----- From: Clarensau, Kerry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:23 AM To: 'Simpkins, Vivian F.' Subject: RE: Co-ed Rangers/Missionettes? Thank you so much for your support. Below is Brother Trask's response to this situation. Kerry Clarensau March 1, 2000 To Whom It May Concern: I want to thank both district and local church leaders for your overwhelming support of the new Missionettes program and materials. Also, to Kerry Clarensau and her team, we say a big thanks for the job they have done. As most of you know, Richard Mariott and his team are on an escalated schedule to bring to this church a new program and materials for Royal Rangers. You are going to be thrilled with what is forthcoming. Thus the National Office is not looking to study or form a co-ed program for these two ministries. Sincerely, Thomas E. Trask General Superintendent TET:hw/dsm > -----Original Message----- > From: Simpkins, Vivian F. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:34 AM > To: 'K. Clarensau'; 'M'ettes'; 'Sonya Tinker' > Subject: Co-ed Rangers/Missionettes? > > Hello! I'm Vivian Simpkins, the Daisies Sponsor at Bethany Assembly of > God > in San Diego, Southern California District. I have been actively involved > in Missionettes since I was a Missionette myself in the 1960s. > > I'm writing to register my opinion about whether or not Royal Rangers and > Missionettes should become a co-ed ministry. While I've known several > girls > over the years who have occasionally expressed a desire to get to do what > the Rangers do, I have never once known a boy who wished to do what the > Missionettes do. And the number of girls who've wanted to be part of the > Rangers has been negligible. Most of our girls, at least in my > experience, > LOVE being Missionettes, and enjoy a friendly rivalry with the Rangers. > > Please do not take away our girls' only program that is specifically for > and > about THEM! I do not object to allowing each church to individually > decide > whether they wish to have only one program and include all, or even to > make > special provision for a minority of girls who wish to be included in the > Rangers, but please do not, for the sake of a small minority, undercut our > most valuable tool for reaching girls in our communities. > > We love you and pray that God will direct your decisions in this matter! > _______ If you want to unsubscribe, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe missionettes in the body of the message OR visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
