The Ultimate Mission Trip

posted by Mikaela Diel 18Feb

The ultimate mission trip will take you overseas to huts made out of sticks and mud slabs, or at least that’s what I thought until April 2008. A Spring Break mission trip that year changed my life.

Before we left, our middle school pastor, John Steen, told us we would be doing light construction, canvassing the town, and cleaning. We were headed to one of the top ten most impoverished towns in America: Lynch, Kentucky. I expected to help a few people, do some light work, and head home—nothing big.

In Lynch, we were introduced to Terry Burkeen and Chad Morgan. Terry set high goals for us, enough to entertain the thought of a real mission trip. In comparison, our expectations were mediocre.
The first afternoon started work on Club180. This club allowed teenagers in the town to hang out in a safe place. The downstairs of the old building was a game room with a stage, pool tables, video games, kitchen, and booths. Occasionally, they would hold Bible studies...

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