My Last Group Mission Trip

In 2000, a group from Good News, our church at the time, went to Tijuana, Mexico, for several days. While there, we distributed clothing in a poor community, constructed the foundation for a very small house on a hillside, did some work in a community school, and served some of Tijuana's poorest in a landfill. While the poverty and way of life were hard to comprehend, it was an experience I still have great memories of. One of the great things about the experience is the bond created with the other team members. For this trip, we flew to Los Angeles. We stayed at a halfway house there before and after we drove to Tijuana. Sadly, there was a homicide just up the street at a convenience store while we were out to church. In Tijuana, we gave medical attention to scavengers at a landfill. We also removed and replaced toilets at a Mexican school. We also drove down the coast and had a nice dinner at a restaurant in Ensenada. We saw a few sights in LA. What an adventure it was! I now look forward to a different experience in Alaska. We will be in a beautiful place. There will be hard work to do as is usually the case on a trip like this. We will be serving and working alongside people of a different place and culture. I am excited. I am expectant we will be very productive, and I hope for opportunities to encourage and impact people spiritually. I know I will be impacted in a positive way. Long-lasting memories will be snapshots of a story I can tell years from now.

Alaska Mission Trip- Intro

I am excited about the opportunity to help rebuild a church damaged by heavy snow in a recent winter. The support letters are about ready to go. The cost of the trip is $1150, and I will be glad to have some folks invest with me in this work. We are going to Seward July 6-14. We have a good team and our first meeting is tomorrow evening. I am looking forward to making a difference in Alaska. I will put on this website more information about what we will be doing later.