Friday, March 17, 2023

Prior Years

The older blog posts below are from prior years' mission trips, going all the way back to 2004. Happy reading!
 

 

posted by the Anonymous at 3/17/2023 12:17:00 PM

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Local Mission Trip 2023

In the morning we went to the preschool, where we helped with the kids. We passed out plates of breakfast and lunch. We also played with them outside during recess and helped them with a project for St. Patrick's Day. 
 
In the afternoon we went to Victory Church where we painted curbs and a fence. We had a great time working and volunteering. Our chaperones were great.

posted by the Locals at 3/15/2023 07:14:00 PM

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Freshmen Mission Trip 2023

We woke up this morning and we were all pretty sluggish and we’re basically falling asleep. We cooked oatmeal and eggs and homemade cheese. After we ate and did cleanup, we then went to work straight away. The rest of the day was spent team building, gardening, and helping with the animals. It was a lot of hard work, but everyone is having a great time!





posted by the Freshmen at 3/14/2023 09:56:00 PM

Local Mission Trip 2023

Fun at Florence Fuller




posted by the Freshmen at 3/14/2023 06:57:00 PM

Monday, March 13, 2023

Sophomore Mission trip 2023

COLD!! That's how today was! So cold that when we were at The Oaks Retreat Center doing our missions work, the fog was freezing on the mountains around us. It was a really cool experience to watch. Our missions work today was hard and we had some stories and things we did that really impacted many of us. We worked really hard and even though we went into the day not wanting to do it, we felt really good at the end knowing we made such a huge impact on this center. Tomorrow we stay at Longview and do a Workday here and then it's PAINTBALL!!! Oh, and did we mention tomorrow is going to be EVEN COLDER THAN TODAY!!!





posted by the Sophomores at 3/13/2023 11:30:00 PM

Freshmen Mission Trip 2023

Yesterday we arrived at the Heart Institute and it was kinda hot. We had lunch and then immediately got to work in our groups. After the break, we went back to work and then had dinner, showers, praise and worship, and finally devotions. Once we all broke up, we met up again at 9:45 and played manhunt.


posted by the Freshmen at 3/13/2023 09:54:00 PM

Freshmen Mission Trip 2023

After arriving at school and loading the bus, the freshmen prayed and headed to H.E.A.R.T. Institute.


After arriving at noon, the gathered for lunch.



posted by the Freshmen at 3/13/2023 09:16:00 PM

Sophomores Mission Trip 2023

Day 3
 Since it is Sunday today was our "no work" day. We got up to lots of rain and reaaally cold temps and headed to church in town. After church, we went to lunch, Walmart, and then hiked Margarite Falls. The rain held out just long enough for us to complete our hike, praise the Lord! The falls were beautiful and almost half of us went swimming, even though it was so cold. When we got back to Longview, we had dinner and free time. It was a very restful and fun day.

posted by the Sophomores at 3/13/2023 07:11:00 AM

Juniors Mission Trip 2023

Day 4
Today we went to church and enjoyed our last day of VBS with the kids. In the evening, we played a class bonding game and spent the rest of our time in the snow.


posted by the Juniors at 3/13/2023 12:00:00 AM

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Juniors Mission Trip 2023

Day 3 
Saturday was our first day of VBS! it was so much fun! We did crafts, science, music, games, and a puppet show with the kids. It was a great day full of serving the Lord and teaching kids about the the Lord and his word!

posted by the Juniors at 3/12/2023 08:26:00 PM

Senior Mission Trip 2023

Day 4 
We divided and went to two churches this morning. Half of us went to Linda Vista, a small church in a village outside of San Ramon. Here Jake and Mia both shared testimonies with this church. Wow, they did an awesome job. Some of our Spanish-speaking students, Estaban, Jo Jo, Vivian and Mateo, assisted with Sunday school. The other half visited Iglesia Baustita el Calvario, where Ronald our interpreter came in clutch.  he pastor spoke on Romans 1:21-26, challenging the people that knowing God is not enough. We need to think about God before ourselves. Such a relevant passage for our current climate and culture. This church is in downtown San Ramon, with two services with over 100 people in each service.  
 
This afternoon we had the construction crew join groups to serve VBS in the community. They are truly being the hands and feet.  
 
We are excited for worship led by Ricky and to hear a challenge from the word from Pastor Albert tonight. And a good nights sleep.
 


posted by the Seniors at 3/12/2023 05:42:00 PM

Senior Mission Trip 2023

Day 3 
The construction team made progress on the septic tank as the the other three groups served putting on VBS  for the children in San Ramon at 6 different sites. Pastor Albert challenged the students after worship to truly decide how they want to be remembered for by their classmates beyond sports and academics. Who will you represent?  Ephesians 5:2 we will either be remembered as a fine fragrance or filthy garbage.  

posted by the Seniors at 3/12/2023 05:41:00 PM

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Sophomore Mission Trip 2023

Today was a very long day, especially since almost the entire class was up by 6am to watch sunrise. We had a lot of fun working at The Oaks, a local Christian camp. We split up into a few groups and cleaned, planted, cleared trails of branches and trees, and chopped firewood. Afterward, we had a delicious lunch and went zip-lining!! When we came back to camp, we had some free time to clean up from the intense work followed by another delicious dinner. We met for small groups and a great worship session where Mr. Good closed us out with a powerful message. We found it interesting that as we work through Ephesians, every time Mr. Good had our deep attention and was getting ready to make a powerful point, the smoke alarm would go off and try to interrupt our focus. We were reminded that as much as Jesus fights for us, so does the devil, but in the end we prayed as a group and the alarm turned off on its own!!! It was a great day overall and we can't wait for church and hiking tomorrow!






posted by the Sophomores at 3/11/2023 08:55:00 PM

Seniors Mission Trip 2023

The words of Mr. Smith 

The boys worked hard today!

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posted by the Seniors at 3/11/2023 08:12:00 PM

Friday, March 10, 2023

Senior Mission Trip 2023

Day 2 was a great success. 

We sent three groups out to do VBS with many kids in remote areas of San Ramon in the morning.  The construction crew was able to clean up the site moving a lot of debris, trash and soil.  





For lunch we met up at Las Musas a local park for lunch that features a famous water fall and swimming with a very industrial yet sturdy water slide.  



The afternoon allowed us to visit three additional sites for VBS while the construction crew began digging the septic for the new home being built.  





God has allowed our hands feet and hearts to be impacted for eternity.  
Our group has enjoyed Ricky leading us in praise and worship as well as challenges put forth from God’s word by Pastor Albert.

Our internet is minimal!

posted by the Seniors at 3/10/2023 11:00:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2023

Day 2 

We spent most of your day helping the church by painting the gym and church entrance. 





It finally snowed today! So we spent the rest of our free time enjoying the cold weather and throwing snowballs.









posted by the Juniors at 3/10/2023 11:00:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip 2023

Day 1

Arrived in perfect timing and had smooth sailing to Knoxville with many compliments about our travel etiquette from the flight attendants and passengers! After arriving at Longview, we took some time to set up our bunks and explore. 


We met back in the dining hall for a delicious dinner of meat loaf and sides and the famous Longview strawberry jam and rolls! The chaperones were right the about the food being amazing! 




                After dinner we had praise and worship followed by small groups with the staff. 




Then free time and played carpet ball, basketball, and an intense game of "tenzi." We all agree that the chaperones are the most competitive ever! 

posted by the Sophomores at 3/10/2023 10:00:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip 2023

After an amazing time in devotions, the sophomore class circled up to pray for their mission trip.

The sophomores have arrived in Tennessee and have made it to Longview!


posted by the Sophomores at 3/10/2023 05:55:00 PM

Thursday, March 09, 2023

Senior Mission Trip 2023

Day 1

Our first day at Pura Vida allowed us to settle in and also do prayer walks at many of our VBS sites.

posted by the Seniors at 3/09/2023 11:00:00 PM

Local Mission Trip 2023

Started out the day with devotions then headed out. We played with the kids at two different Florence Fuller sites. After lunch, we went to Veterans Park to clean the county park.

posted by the Locals at 3/09/2023 11:00:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2023

Posted by: Cheyenne

Day 1
Our Junior class started the day with a good flight to Baltimore then to Syracuse. We spent our time at orientation learning about our tasks for the week at the church. After we had a great night of worship where we learned about taking a stand for what we believe in.

posted by the Juniors at 3/09/2023 10:30:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2023

Posted by:Mrs. Lake
We gathered this morning at 4:00AM, weighed our luggage, and prayed before heading to the airport.

They arrived in Syracuse to a beautiful 32 degrees! After a long day, we hope these air mattresses help them get a good night's sleep!

posted by the Juniors at 3/09/2023 05:10:00 PM

Senior Mission Trip 2023

Seniors gathered for prayer before they head to Costa Rica!
The seniors arrived in Costa Rica safely!

posted by the Seniors at 3/09/2023 01:44:00 PM