Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Sophomore Class



posted by the Sophomores at 3/12/2024 08:52:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Sophomore Class

After another day on hard work at the ranch, students relaxed playing Apples to Apples before Paintball.


posted by the Sophomores at 3/12/2024 09:49:00 AM

Monday, March 11, 2024

Local Mission Trip 2024

Posted by:  AJ Veloz and Niko Kauffman


At Florence fuller we did many things. As we entered the classroom, we sat down fearfully but then we grew to love the little children as we taught them words. We built many things out of connects and a child who we will call quarry, stole our designs as her own. We also built a fishing rod which the other kids interpreted as a firearm. We also built some bows, but did not arm the children.

posted by the Locals at 3/11/2024 01:05:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024

Posted by:Sophomore Class

This morning when we woke up, it was 29° out. We went into the dining hall and had egg casserole, blueberry muffins, and strawberry oatmeal. After that, we were able to go back to our cabins and change to start our day of work. There was many different task to do, but some main ones were finish painting the fences and a new thing called a “stick party” which was to drive around with a counselor and pick up stick from the woods. Some other things we did were planting flowers and we even started a burn pile. After that, we ate hamburgers with beans and potato chips for lunch. After that, we continued with work for another two hours. When all chores were finished, we had our long awaited paintball game. After an amazing diner, we recited our scriptures from Ephesians, worshipped the Lord, and had a great time of Biblical discussions. To end the evening, we played an exciting game of manhunt.















he second is the Team Hoodlums who went 4-0 undefeated for the victories yesterday! (58 yr old guy can still play😂)

posted by the Sophomores at 3/11/2024 09:49:00 AM

Junior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Bella Leonard

Day 5: Today was our big Niagara Falls day trip! We woke up to about 4 inches of snow and enjoyed playing around for a while before heading off for the 2.5 hour trip to the falls. We first stopped at the power plant that feeds off of the falls and learned about energy that is being produced. Then we drove over to the Niagara Falls National Park, where we were able to see the gorgeous views of the falls from right up near the water. We walked around the park, in awe, for a couple of hours and then headed back to the church. When we got back, we spent some time in the word of God and touched on some very thought-provoking subjects. Overall, today was a great time where we were all able to experience God’s presence in one way or another.

posted by the Juniors at 3/11/2024 09:36:00 AM

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Sophomore Class

Sunday morning we went to First Christian Church in Greeneville. The church was very welcoming to all of us, and I feel like we learned a lot. We later after the service we went to eat lunch and had the choice of Bojangles or Zaxby’s. Later after lunch, we went to Walmart and bought some essentials and goodies. We later went on to hike Margarette Falls, and it was beautiful. Seeing God’s creation and seeing all of the beautiful mountains was absolutely breathtaking. We later came back to Longview Ranch. We were so excited to have all of our stuff from Walmart, so we went back to the cabins and put everything away and organized. We ended our day off with pizza, devotions, and praise and worship, then we had our small groups and practiced our Ephesians verses. After that, we had fun with our free time. Some girls had a girls’ night and baked a cake, pretzels, chocolate balls, and chocolate-covered strawberries. At the end of the evening, we surprised Mr. Hood with some freshly baked goods for his birthday.

posted by the Sophomores at 3/10/2024 09:45:00 AM

Junior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Junior Class

Today was the second day of VBS! We started off with a church service and specialized break out groups for the little kids. After lunch we changed into VBS with the same groups from the day before. With our closing ceremony, the kids had a chance to show the knowledge they had learned over the past two days. It was a great experience to be able to work with the kids and teach them about the Lord Jesus Christ. The day ended with Pastor Reggie preaching about how he started his organization Rise Above Poverty. As someone who helped out packing one of the totes for the school, it was an amazing story to hear.

posted by the Juniors at 3/10/2024 09:36:00 AM

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Sophomore Class

We did a ton of panels for doors at the Factory Adventure today.👍
A portion of our day!



posted by the Sophomores at 3/09/2024 09:36:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Peyton Dely

Today began the first day of VBS. We were all separated into groups such as snack/pe, music, crafts and story time. The kids enjoyed learning the assigned Bible verse, and they also played freeze tag among other games. After VBS ended, some of us students took a trip down to the Syracuse mall. The trip was a great experience to explore Syracuse and bond with our classmates. Our day concluded with heart touching message at chapel from Pastor Tony. He shared his struggles with living in sin and then seeing the changes that the Lord began to make in his life. Special mention: Happy Birthday to Matt German!

posted by the Juniors at 3/09/2024 09:30:00 AM

Friday, March 08, 2024

Local Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Local Group

FRIDAY MARCH 8, 2024 


Florence Fuller was easier today, mostly because we knew where everything was and were more familiarized with the kids. Vicky and I helped the teacher cut up paper for a St Patrick’s craft they were doing. We then helped them put their craft together. After that we interacted and played kitchen and doctor, helped them with their lessons and played with dolls. We then left and ate lunch. After lunch we went to the beach and were supposed to pick up trash. We ended up walking all the way down to the bridge because of how much we were complaining about various things like heat, distance, etc. We finally got to turn around. That’s when we split up and swam at the beach or got playa bowls. Overall today was a good and eventful day. We were taught patience and we were shown how even a little bit of pickup can help and impact our community.


posted by the Locals at 3/08/2024 09:40:00 PM

Senior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Senior Class

Today was the first day for VBS with the kids from six different towns. 
We had 3 groups of our students sharing the gospel with little kids from different towns.  
The kids were excited to see our students.  The construction crew is working to dig a septic and put interior walls on a home for a sponsored Pura Vida family. 
In the afternoon we went to Musas a beautiful waterfall with a pool and big slide 🛝 
We had a fun day!



posted by the Seniors at 3/08/2024 08:49:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip

Posted by:



Amaya

Missions Day Two 03/08

Today, a good group of the kids were outside early to watch God’s wonderful sunrise. Later, we came to the dining hall to enjoy an amazing breakfast the staff at Longview were very kind to make for all of us. We had TAG time for twenty minutes and it was a great way to start our day by spending time in the word of Christ in Ephesians chapter two. Once we got finished up, Kailan, a super kind intern at Longview, told us what work we would be doing that day, which was painting all of the fences. It wasn’t hard work, but we all got covered in paint, which was a bit of a hassle trying to get off. 

A bit after, we were called in for another delicious lunch made by the beautiful staff at Longview Ranch. Once we finished, we were all told it had started to rain, so a few people stayed in the dining hall and relaxed on the couches while a handful of people went outside to paint fences and do other jobs the staff needed help with getting done. Once the jobs were ended, we all started going our own ways and relaxing, while some others played games. 

Tonight, we are all looking forward to dinner, worship led by Carlos/Macy/Isabella/Brady, and a time of discussion on Ephesians 2. As a class, we are working on memorizing most of Ephesians, so we will break up into small groups to work on our different verses. We are having a lovely time! Please pray we continue to grow in unity and love for our Savior, and that we all stay healthy and safe!

posted by the Sophomores at 3/08/2024 08:25:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Junior class

Day two, we started off the day with a nice breakfast and then TAG time. We read the first lesson of our devotional book about how God has a plan for our lives. We then split off into groups where we cleaned out closets, fixed a fence, handed out flyers, and went to a clothing donation center. We all worked hard and got a lot done. After lunch a couple groups went to prepare for VBS tomorrow and the rest of us walked up and down the streets, picking up trash. After dinner and showers we then had chapel. We started chapel off with worship songs led by the student worship team. Coach Good spoke to us about our personal relationships with Christ and we had a very touching worship session. Afterwards, we all came together and bonded, and prayed for each other. We all felt the Spirit of God tonight.

From Mrs. Barnhill: it was amazing to see God moved last night on the first night of praise, and worship on the trip!

posted by the Juniors at 3/08/2024 08:57:00 AM

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Local Mission Trip 2024

Posted by:Local Mission Group

THURSDAY MARCH 7,2024


Today, in the morning we went to Florence Fuller (West side). When we walked in we were shown our rooms and the women told us what to do. Vicky, Ava and I were told to wipe down all the counters and toys which took a while. While I was wiping down counters a girl started making conversation with me, like what my name was, where i’m from, etc. She then proceeded to ask me what my shirt spelt, which was Jesus. I found this really interesting because not until then did I see how that little girl and probably many others have never even seen or heard the name Jesus. After we cleaned, we all stepped out of our comfort zone and helped children learn their alphabet sounds and how to write the letters. Vicky, whose first language was not English, found this difficult. The child I helped didn’t even know half the alphabet. 

Later in the afternoon we went to Boca Helping Hands. There we all had various jobs like bagging food and putting food in boxes, etc. The food to me didn’t seem very appetizing or something I would eat, but to the person getting the bag it will probably make their day. 

In conclusion, the first day of missions opened my eyes to things in the world that I had known but never experienced. It showed me that you don’t have to travel to other states or countries, people need to be helped and showed Jesus right where we are. 


posted by the Locals at 3/07/2024 09:39:00 PM

Junior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by:Junior Class

To start off day one of missions, the juniors traveled from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Syracuse New York. We all met up at school at 5 AM to pack up the buses and leave by six. We arrived at the airport at 6:30 and wandered around until our 9:30 takeoff. We had a two hour flight to Baltimore, Maryland and then a four hour layover. During this time we have lunch and we’re able to play card games while we waited for boarding. The flight to Syracuse was about an hour long and we arrived at five. We arrived at the church around six and settled in, took showers, and ate dinner.

posted by the Juniors at 3/07/2024 09:33:00 PM

Senior Mission Trip 2024

Posted by: Senior Class

The class of 2024 arrived safely to Pura  Vida mission in San Ramon Costa Rica. The students were able to already eat two traditional meals with rice and beans where they were asking for seconds. The students also were able to go on a prayer walk where they invited students to attend vacation Bible school Tomorrow morning. students were also able to give big ups as well as Gloria Dios. This was a special recognition of already the great things that people have done but even more importantly, what God has done in this trip. They also have experienced praise and worship, and a message by Pastor Albert. God truly is moving. We are grateful to serve and truly be served. God is so good.

Unfortunately pictures are not uploading tonight.  I will try again tomorrow.




posted by the Seniors at 3/07/2024 08:58:00 PM

Sophomore Mission Trip 2024




Posted by:Sophomore Class

Sophomore safe arrival!!

We were met by Sam Blakely, alumna, which is on staff at Long View Ranch!!

Pictures are not loading so I will try again tomorrow!

posted by the Sophomores at 3/07/2024 08:39:00 PM

Posted by: Senior Class




posted by the Seniors at 3/07/2024 08:27:00 PM