See that tiny green star? That, my friends is Lorain, Ohio and that is where God is taking the Niekerk Youth Group this year on our summer mission trip.
On Sunday morning, June 19th, 26 of us will be loading into our vans and making the 296 mile (give or take a few) drive from Holland to Lorain. While we are in Lorain the group will be staying at Fountain of Life Church. Our work sites will be within approximately a 10 minute drive of our housing site, and we will be working on projects such as: siding a house, remodeling a kitchen, roofing, flooring, landscaping, dry-walling, and/or working in a Habitat Restore. There will be 70 youth and their adult leaders serving in Lorain during this week, and we are excited about meeting new friends and learning and growing together.
Some prayer requests this week and as we depart:
- All the last minute packing, gathering and preparation
- Safety for our travels and time spent in Lorain
- For the leadership within our group, that we would be united, positive, and Godly examples for our students, for those we serve with and those we serve as well.
- The ministry of Next Step
- Spiritual growth
- Our leaders who are staying home to take care of their families: Val, Joe, and Dana
- A first time leader in our group
- Each of our students
There will be a commissioning service in the morning and following the service, a short send off from Niekerk's parking lot on Sunday morning, we would love to have you join us for this.
It is our goal to keep you updated via this blog throughout the week, so stop back and visit next week!
5 days until the service, leader sleep, laughter, sweat, and hard work begins!
See you soon, Lorain!
Laura J. Bosch
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