Please keep the youth of Westminster in your thoughts and prayers as they take part in mission trips this summer.
Senior High Mission Trip 2010 to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
A group of our Senior High students and advisors will travel to Ghost Ranch June 28 -July 1 to join youth from around the country. Together, they will work on and off the ranch for groups such as Boys and Girls club (by tutoring and mentoring), as well as gardening, adobe plastering and painting. They will also enjoy hiking, swimming, boating horseback riding and immersion in the spiritual and cultural practices of the region.
Middle School Mission Trip 2010 to Massanetta Springs in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Building on last year's gleaning trip to the corn fields, the 2010 Middle School mission trip has 2 elements. The first is an overnight lock-in experience at Westminster on July 12, in which the group will incorporate a hunger awareness program including a multi-hour fast (to strengthen the relationship with God and show solidarity with the world's hungry). The second is a trip to Massanetta Springs Middle School Conference July 13-16. In addition to seminars and worship with middle school youth from many states, the group will package over 10,000 meals via the Stop the Hunger Now program.
Fall Mission Trip to Appalachia! September 30 through October 3, 2010
Join Casey FitzGerald and your fellow young adults for our first ever away-from-home mission trip! Pack your bags, jump in a van and drive down together early Thursday morning and get back for dinner on Sunday night. This will be an incredible opportunity both to serve and to connect with other young adults.
Our group will stay in a climate-controlled Appalachia Service Project center with bunk beds and hearty meals. And we’ll be able to enjoy cooler temperatures and stunning scenery.
We'll lay shingles, replace linoleum, build handicapped ramps. If you have construction experience, you'll be matched with jobs that suit your skills. Even if you have no building experience, the staff will show you the ropes-helping you develop skills you didn't even know you had!
For more information (or if you want to be a part of organizing this trip) please contact Janet Riksen atjriksen@wpc-alex.org
