I am back! If you ever have gone on a mission trip, you know the excitement of preparing to go and the anticipation of the day you will arrive. But there is also the excitement of when you return, just wanting to tell everyone of your experience. Going on mission is about leading others to Christ and being that person, the door, the one that introduces others to Jesus. It may be their first introduction, and it is just as important as any other interaction. You may not say a lot, but trust me, they are watching you. Watching to see how you act, speak, work.
Our mission was Friday and Saturday, all day, but I planned my trip so I would get there early on Thursday and leave late on Sunday. This way I could experience the community that I was going to serve. Just to recap, I went to Columbia, SC to serve the River District area. My project was at the Northside Middle school and we were tasked with the teachers workroom and the care closet. It was a job. And with any mission trip, you have TO BE FLEXIBLE! So, we found out Friday morning, that we were going to also work on the playground too. Lots of jobs for our small group, but we took the challenge and did any amazing job!
We re-worked the teachers room, with a new table, took down the boards on the wall and painted and hung pictures, and cleaned out the kitchen area, organized it and even was able to give them some new appliances. We couldn't get to all the playground because it rained! But we were able to get the gaga pit built, new soccer goals made and hung the basket ball nets.
We did such an amazing job, that we got 80% of it completed Friday. Only God was working with us to get this done, because you know God has a plan. Again, we had to be flexible, because one of the teams needed help getting their project completed and since we were almost done, we volunteered to go with them Saturday to get it done. That job was HUGE and was at the Transitions shelter for the unhoused. We did a lot of painting!! A LOT. But we wanted to make this area a nice, beautiful area for the residents. It was great to talk with some of the residents there and even a few helped with painting and giving us pointers.
I am so glad that I had this opportunity to go and serve with so many other people from around the states. Over all we had about 1,000 volunteers, that were represented by 14 states, 80 churches for 49 projects. I am not sure when my next trip will be, but I can tell you, there will be another one, and another one...... Check out the pictures below. If you are interested in missions, this is a great way to get started. Go to the Send Relief link on my page.
The care closet before and after
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