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Northwest Teens Engage with the Ultimate Workout

By Julie Z. Lee, Julie Z. Lee, August 24, 2017

More than 120 volunteers and adult staff participated in the 2017 Maranatha Volunteers International Ultimate Workout, held July 19–30 in Panama. Maranatha sponsors the Ultimate Workout annually for high school students. 

Six volunteers from the North Pacific Union, participated in this year's mission project. They helped construct a school, church, and a community services building in western Panama. The teenagers also assisted with medical clinics and community outreach programs. 

This was Maranatha’s 27th annual Ultimate Workout, with 126 volunteers from eight countries around the world. Next year’s projects will take place in Bolivia and the United States. Go to www.maranatha.org or email uw@maranatha.org for more information

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Northwest participants in the 2017 Maranatha Ultimate Workout project in Panama included (from left): Logan Grabill-Brown (Woodburn, Ore.), Taylar Peterson (Palmer, Alaska),
Mason Brown (Woodburn), Cameron Peterson (Palmer), Kyle Hansen (Roseburg, Ore.), and Ed Jensen (Corbett, Ore.).

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David Lopez
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