Summer Mission Trip Info!

I hope you or your high schooler/8th grader is prayerfully considering joining others in their class and in our other high school classes on the 2014 mission trip next July 13-19 in Waterloo, IA!   All high schoolers have the chance to go on our summer mission trip. Registration is currently underway – see the information provided below and in the weekend bulletins. 

                                     

We are planning for 25-30 youth (ranging from incoming freshman through recent graduates) and 6-7 adults (at a minimum we need 1 adult for every 5 youth).   I am amazed by the friendships that form within our youth group along with the focus on faith, mission, and evangelism that takes place throughout the week.  This experience is an excellent time for all Senior LYO. 

Group Workcamps are week-long Christian mission camps where our group will serve people in need through challenging home repair projects.  During the week, each youth will work with a crew that consists of 1 or 2 adults along with 4 other youth from other congregations (there are a total of 450 youth that will attend this week from across the U.S.).  For six days, around 60 crews will work together to repair sagging porches, rebuild unsafe steps and wheelchair ramps, and paint homes in the Waterloo area.  The community knows they are blessed with this influx of youth and they are normally very welcoming throughout the week through treats and events to make the event special for our youth.  It’s a powerful experience…and an important “stepping stone” on the faith journey of each participant – youth and adult! Ask anyone who went on the Muskegon trip last year and I bet they will tell you the same thing. Please join us on this awesome experience!  You can find additional information about the Group Workcamp Foundation at their website:  http://groupmissiontrips.com/workcamps/. 

For your viewing pleasure, I have included links to slideshows from the 2013 trip at the end of this message, curtsy of Sandy Schlesinger.  Click CTRL + "Play Slideshow" and you will see a great overview of the week along with the fun the youth had both with our youth group as well as with their crews. 

You can register for the 2014 mission trip with a $50 deposit.   You can reserve a spot  by contacting Jordan Palladino (cell:  989-600-9801 ortrinitymidlandyouth@gmail.com).  Total cost for the trip (including travel costs, food, and incidentals) for youth and adults is currently estimated at $500.  The Mission trip planning team has set a goal to raise $3000 through fundraising to decrease the cost of each registration by $100 – changing the total estimate to $400!   Trinity Youth Account funds can be used to cover the costs for this service trip – let me know if you need the current youth account balances for your family.  In addition, we are blessed to have scholarships available – contact either Pastor Gerald or Chuck for more information.

Questions?  You can contact me by phone or e-mail.

For the rest of the 2014 Mission Trip Planning Team.

Jordan Palladino

Youth Director, Trinity Lutheran Church

Midland, Michigan

trinitymidlandyouth@gmail.com

989-600-9801

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Saturday 2013 Mission Trip - Saturday Jul 6, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our first day on the mission trip as we headed to Muskegon, MI! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5897890389027689393&authkey=Gv1sRgCPG5vYy7ktnOngE&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Sunday 2013 Mission Trip - Sunday Jul 7, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our first day at camp on Sunday! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5898088899155183953&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaWw6OkqInn0AE&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Monday 2013 Mission Trip - Monday Jul 8, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our day at camp on Monday! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5898381375682177857&authkey=Gv1sRgCKe2mNW99eetSQ&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Tuesday 2013 Mission Trip - Tuesday Jul 9, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our day on the mission trip on Tuesday! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5898824787510428161&authkey=Gv1sRgCKTImY7x9fWF_AE&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Wednesday 2013 Mission Trip - Wednesday Jul 10, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our mission trip - it is Wednesday! All downhill from here . . . If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5899182990072195713&authkey=Gv1sRgCMPz7fnG6rCgmQE&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

You are invited to view Sandy Schlesinger's photo album: 2013 Mission Trip - Thursday 2013 Mission Trip - Thursday Jul 11, 2013 by Sandy Schlesinger View Album Play slideshow Message from Sandy Schlesinger: Enjoy these photos from our Thursday activities! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=112511568117708776023&target=ALBUM&id=5899566829697198273&authkey=Gv1sRgCM37r_eQ9_SHQg&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.