Posted on Jul 27, 2018 in Mission Trip | Tags: Mission Trip
Today was a powerful day of commitments for our students. We spent significant time processing our experiences this week, with the goal of making several commitments for the coming school year. These commitments included:
- Making time in our daily schedules to connect with God in prayer and Bible reading
- Surround ourselves with Godly influences who will help us live for Christ and proclaim the Gospel
- Share the Gospel regularly, to a specific list of friends and family that we came up with.
Additionally, we spent time strategizing specific ways we can be more Gospel advancing as a youth ministry in the coming year. It was exciting to see our students set God-sized goals with practical steps and built in accountability. Please pray for them as they seek to share Christ boldly in the coming year.
Tomorrow we’re heading back home. But first, we’re going to visit Arlington National Cemetery and enjoy some free time walking around the National Mall.
Just a reminder – pickup is at planned for around 10:30 pm on Saturday, July 28. (We’re targeting a 10:00 pm arrival, with time to unpack and clean the vehicles.) If we’re off from that target significantly (more than 15 minutes) we’ll do our best to notify families in advance.
Posted on Jul 27, 2018 in Mission Trip | Tags: Mission Trip
Today’s focus was SHARE. While we’ve been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in various ways throughout the week, today had a special SHARE focus. We spent significant time in the blocks surrounding our nation’s capital intentionally encountering people with the goal of sharing the gospel.
Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Mission Trip | Tags: Mission Trip
Let’s be honest – you came for he pictures… So here you go. You’ll have to stick around and read about our day to see the rest.
Yesterday (Tuesday) was our PRAYER day, with a focus on praying for the people of DC, praying for our unsaved family and friends, and looking for opportunities to pray for people we observe and encounter.
Today (Wednesday) was our CARE day, with a focus on identifying and meeting needs, showing Christ’s love and care in practical ways. In order to accomplish this, we partnered with a community center in a challenged community to help them put on a family outreach. This center is run by a partnership of Christian organizations and churches that want to impact their community for Christ. Our students were involved in running various aspects of this outreach including: soccer, basketball, various crafts and other games/activities. The end of our CARE experience was a community meal where hundreds were fed. It was so inspiring to see our youth serving, outside of their comfort zones in some case. I didn’t hear a single complaint, even during a torrential downpour where we all got soaked.
We appreciate your continued prayers. Please pray for:
- Several students who are exhausted or struggling from the heat and activity
- That we would look for an make opportunities to share Christ with others
- That we would listen for what God wants to teach us through these experiences
Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Mission Trip | Tags: Mission Trip, Washington DC
Today stared early, with a short, but interesting drive to our ministry host site. Various parts of major roads were closed or coned off because of significant storms and rain throughout the the night. We were a bit concerned that these storms, predicted throughout the day, would impact our ability to be out in the city. Praise God that He held off most of the rain, aside from some sprinkles in the afternoon.
Posted on Jul 23, 2018 in Mission Trip | Tags: Mission Trip
And we’re off. Thanks so much for your encouragement and strong support.Today we are traveling to DC, settling into our hotel, and having orientation.
Posted on Feb 22, 2018 in Events, Mission Trip, Summer Camp, Youth Ministry | Tags: PHBC181
Parents and students are invited to join us this Sunday, in the Sr. High Room at 12:30 pm for our Summer Trips Info Meeting. We’ll discuss the pertinent details for each of our summer trips and answer your questions.
We hope to see you there!
Posted on Jul 22, 2017 in Mission Trip |
We’ve all arrived safe and sound and ate settling into the Mission of Hope base. It was a tiring day of travel, but we’ll worth it. This is a beautiful country. Tomorrow we have orientation, a tour if several MOH facilities, and 2 worship services.
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Posted on Jun 25, 2017 in Mission Trip | Tags: #TeamIndy17
We have officially been comissioned! We are excited for the week and are expecting God to do great things in us and through us. Students need to be at church at 8AM on Monday, then we are headed to Indianapolis! Thank you for your prayers and support!
Posted on Jul 31, 2016 in Mission Trip, Youth Ministry |
Home… safe and sound. ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz………….
Posted on Jul 29, 2016 in Mission Trip, Youth Ministry |
Today was another productive and amazing day. Our ministry ran later into the night, so this will be brief.
We were able to complete all of our ministry projects, and several that we didn’t think we’d be able to get to. One special treat – we built a carpetball table from scratch for their teen game room. It’s amazing, and was used tonight.
We had our final night of Elementary Club, with about 60 kids again. 8 kids made a significant spiritual decision today.
We finished our evening with their weekly Teen Club. Student enjoyed food, music, dancing, games, and a gospel presentation. Our group did a great job connecting with the teens.
In the morning we’ll pack up and clean. We’re stopping at a park for lunch, then spending several hours relaxing and exploring at Ohio Caverns.
For those of you picking up students, we plan to be back at our scheduled time. Pickup at the church is still 10:30 pm. Everyone on the team is expected to help unpack and cleanup. If we’re running more than 15 minutes early/late, we’ll do our best to contact you in advance.
Today’s focus was SHARE. While we’ve been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in various ways throughout the week, today had a special SHARE focus. We spent significant time in the blocks surrounding our nation’s capital intentionally encountering people with the goal of sharing the gospel.
