Mission Trip to Asia 2007, VBS 2008, VBS 2009, VBS 2010, Mission Trip 2011, VBS 2012

I received Jesus as my Savior in 5th grade with Mrs. E. We prayed together and I asked Jesus to be my Savior. I have always been taught that he was my Savior and I knew He died for our sin but I had never really asked him into my heart. Doing this changed my life and continues to affect me today. Mrs. E read John 3:16 with me.

Some ways I cultivate my relationship with Christ is mainly through reading his Word-the Bible, which I do every night. Also at night I read devotions with my family and we pray together. I have gone to church since I was a baby and started Sunday school when I was 2 'li years old. I have attended Youth Retreats sponsored by my oId church. I have completed 2 years of confirmation training and have attended camp at Augustana College in July of 2009. Lastly I think I cultivate my relationship with God by treating others the way I want to be.

Mia

I’m Mia.  I like to hang out with friends, listen to music and to read magazines. I have a good relationship with my family. My salvation experience was when I was 3. We were in the mall parking lot and I asked what it meant to be a Christian. My parents explained to me and then I wanted to let Jesus into my heart. My experience with sharing the gospel with someone was with my neighborhood friend. She didn’t know a lot about God so I explained and told her all I knew about Jesus and then she started to ask questions. A couple days later I was over there again and she wanted to become a Christian so I prayed with her and then a couple Sundays later she and I got baptized. My devotional and prayer life is fairly well. I pray a lot but I could do better with my devotions. I am involved with the twos and threes as well as the babies at my church. I love working with them and serving the Lord through them. I know God wants me to be involved because I can serve him while doing something I love. I think while I go on this trip God wants me to improve my devotional life. I am glad I get to go on the missions trip this year and hope to have others in the future. 

Katie

Hello, my name is Katie. I have been going to Trinity Christian school for eight years. I was adopted. I have two brothers. My favorite hobbies are volleyball, cheerleading, and basketball. When I grow up I want to be a cake decorator. I don't like spiders or any kind of bug. I like helping out the community and my church. I go to the First Church of the Nazarene. I got saved in Sunday school when I was five or six. I didn't really understand it. I think I understand it more now. I went to an IBC concert with a friend and the speaker gave an alter call. I went down and committed my life to serve God. Now he has been working through me to help change the world. I hope I will learn more on this VBS trip of how to help people know him.

Riley 

Hi everyone, my name is Riley and I am in the eighth grade. I love to play football and basketball and am looking forward to playing them in High School. I also love to play the guitar. Learning a new song or riff on the guitar makes my day. A pet-peeve of mine is when regular guys try to smash or put down famous guys (ex. Taylor Laughtner, Justin Beiber). I like when people get along and are respectful to each other. I usually play guitar or basketball with my little brother in my free time. I have a little sister who is 7 and absolutely loves me and a brother who is 10 and can get on my nerves sometimes. My parents and I treat each other with respect even though I don't always like their parenting decisions. 

I grew up going to church pretty much from the day I was born. Because of this I got saved when I was 6 or 7. At that time I didn't know exactly how blessed I was to be born into a Christian family and to know Jesus as my Savior. Like most Christians, the basis of my faith is in the Bible. I think that Hebrews 12:2 says it all: "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." This verse states that Jesus died on the cross and is God's Son and that we should always look towards him because he is who we should base our faith on. 

Coming from a Christian family and going to a Christian school all my life has not given me many chances to share the gospel with anyone. But I have had the chance to tell my friend about Christ. One day he asked me if the story about Noah's ark was true. I told him that I think it is true because I believe in the Bible. He asked me more about Christianity, and I told him what you have to do to be a Christian. I don't really know if he ever became one because I didn't want to push him into it, but I thank God for giving me that chance. 

I do not have personal devotions at the time because I finished my devotion book and have yet to get a new one, but our class has devotion every morning in which someone shares devotion from a book and then prays. Getting a new devotion book is at the top of my list. I pray every night before I go to bed. I use the ACTS prayer. It is an acronym for Adoration or praise, Confession, Thankfulness, and Supplications or requests. First: you praise God for how amazing he is, Second: you confess and ask forgiveness for your sins, Third: you thank him for the things he has blessed you with, Lastly: you ask him for your needs or for the needs of other people like healing. I know that God is always there right beside me so if I ever feel like I need to pray, I say a quick prayer in my head about whatever is troubling me.   

My church has a youth group and I am involved in that along with a youth group at another church. Last summer I had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. I was there for a week and helped work on a woman's trailer home. The trip was a great experience for me because it showed me how many people need help and also the gospel. 

I know that God wants me to be a part of this mission team because in Matthew 28:18 it says, "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." This applies to us too. Jesus wants us to spread the word of his Resurrection. By going on this VBS trip I am following this command. I get a little nervous even thinking about sharing the news of Christ with other people, so I think God wants me to go on this trip to get over that fear and nervousness. I also think that God wants me to spend my time in fellowship with other Christians, but to also get closer to him. 

Overall I think that this trip could be a great life experience, and a chance to strengthen the fibers of my faith.

Elaina 

My name is Elaina. I have spent 8 years at Trinity Christian School. This year I have chosen to participate in the VBS program that is led by Mr. and Mrs. Elechicon. I personally really like this kind of work. I have a lot of things that I love to do also. I pretty much will try any sport. If I had to pick a favorite I would have to say volleyball, but I have taken up a new interest in ultimate Frisbee.  I have a passion for writing as well as English. The only thing that tops all of the things that I like to do is being around family and friends because I just really like to be social. My family backs me up on everything and always supports me. When I was 7 in second grade. I became saved with someone who was teaching during spiritual emphasis week. Then I was baptized June, 6, 2003. Ever since then I have been a strong born again Christian. I attend Harvest Baptist in Oswego. It is a really great church that teaches the word of God from a Baptist standpoint. My favorite passage in the Bible is Psalm 119. I really based my faith on this passage because it always reminds me of the Sheppard like ways of God and how we rely on him and also how we will one day join him in heaven no longer bound be sin.   When I was really little I didn’t know anything, but the Christian religion I thought everyone was a Christian and that convicting for saying they weren’t was a good thing. As I became older I was exposed to more and I became more timid about talking about what I believed.  On several occasions I would talk to my neighborhood friends who were catholic and then eventually on their own they started asking questions about faith and what they really should believe. Till’ this day I still really don’t know if ever affected their religious life. I also am pretty public with my faith by the way I dress and act. When I was young I was pretty much forced to believe in God, but now it was all my decision. So I pray regularly to keep my connection with God so I won’t grow apart from and then eventually completely fall away from him. Devotions for me are a little more different than what most people do. While some do theirs out of books I find it very hard to do a book. So right now I am reading Proverbs and then I take notes on that and ask God to show me something I haven’t been able to see before. Right now I am trying to still attend my youth group at church, but I am involved in other activities that don’t allow much time for that now. Last summer I was involved in the VBS program at my church and it was a really good experience and it helped me stay connected to God even when I didn’t have Bible class every day. I think God called me to do this missions trip to show me new concepts of faith and keep me strong as I go into high school just under a month after I complete this trip. I also think he is telling me to do this so I can be around good influences and keep me involved with Trinity as I leave it this year. I think God really wants me to open up more during this trip so that I can display my faith to others in a more effective manner. This I believe could be the start to a revolution in my life.

Brittany

My name is Brittany.  I enjoy playing volleyball or hanging out with my friends on the weekends. I don’t really like going to my brother’s baseball games in the morning at around 55º weather; otherwise it’s okay. I absolutely love to spend time with my family. I enjoy going out to eat or spending vacations with them. I have a steady relationship with my parents and I share a lot of things with them.

When I was five years old I came to know Christ. I was in the car with my mom and I asked her to lead me to God. That is as much as I remember and now I’m living my life for God. My scriptural basis I have for my salvation is Ephesians 1:13-14. It says, “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession-to the praise of his glory.” This really has helped me with my salvation.

I have had the chance to share the gospel to a girl my age across the street. I had no idea if she believed in God so I popped the question. She said she did believe in God and wanted to go to church but her parents wouldn’t let her. Since then I really haven’t had the chance to share it with anyone else. I hope I can soon because I truly believe God will place another person in my life.

I do devotions often but not very much. I know I have to get in the habit of doing it but it isn’t the easiest thing to do. I have to admit that I have done it but maybe twice a month. I do have a strong prayer life but sometimes I need to listen instead of asking. I need to work in this area harder and I hope I can do it on a basis soon.

I have not done any mission ministries before but I hope to go to Mexico with my church in the future. The ministries I have done and are doing are helping with my church. I help with Sunday school, nursery, and activities. I really haven’t done anything else yet but I hope God will lead me to something else. So I hope I can do more in the future.

I know that God wants me to be a part of this mission team because He put something in my heart telling me that this is where I need to be. God knows that I’m going to a public high school and I just want to make sure that my faith is right with God when I go. This will help me start to spread God’s Word. I think God will just help me be more comfortable sharing God’s Word because I know He put me on this earth for a special reason.

Sean

My name is Sean.  I am in 8^th grade and I will be attending the V.B.S mission trip to Iowa this year. I love to play basketball it is one of my favorite sports. I also love to paint, fish occasionally, and to play basketball. When I have free time, I like to spend it by hanging out with my friends, watching movies, reading, or playing video games. My parents support me in whatever I do. They always want the best for me. I am very close to my parents I could tell them anything and they would always try to help. When I was in fifth grade I came to know Christ. Mrs. E led me to know God after one of our Bible classes. I was very curious about God; I knew who He was just not enough to accept Him. She had shared the gospel with me and that day I remember feeling lighter and very happy and it’s lasted all this time. I use the verse John 3:16 to remember my salvation. Its common but it’s how I remember that God loves me and sent His only Son to die for me. Now that I have become a stronger Christian I have grown able to share the story of Jesus Christ to other people. And last year at V.B.S at our church my friend and I ran games for the kids. And we got that perfect opportunity, one day after doing this game these three little girls came up to us. They asked us what was the point of this game and we explained how it related to Jesus. I’m not exactly sure whether they accepted Jesus into their hearts but we did get to share more in depth about Jesus with them. I love the Lord he is my Savior I strive to pray to him as much as I can. I usually take time at the beginning of my day to talk to Jesus. But not only then I also try to make time to talk to Him throughout different parts of my day. Whenever I am in a tough part in my life I just ask Jesus to help me and to comfort me. I know that he will take care of me if I do His will. I do not do devotions a whole lot it’s not every day. I try to do it at least once a week. This is something I hope I will be able to work on this during the mission trip. Sometimes I will lead devotions in my youth group or at my Deacon’s meetings which is always a cool thing to do. I am a Deacon at my church, I love serving and when they asked me to be a Deacon I was very much honored to be one. It is one of the leadership positions at my church. But I have never been on a mission trip before so I am very excited to see how it goes and where God will take me. I feel that God is leading me to this trip to serve Him in a lot of different ways. I also think that God is leading me here to work on my weaknesses. But also share my strengths with the V.B.S team. I think God wants me to grow stronger in Him and to know and love and trust Him more by going on this trip. He also wants to show me that He will provide and that if I do His will by sharing His gospel with others and serving him he will take care of me and all of his people. I am very excited to go on this trip and to do God’s will!

Amanda

Hi I’m Amanda. I’m in eighth grade. My favorite sport in the world is volleyball!!!! I play it a lot and can’t wait to get to high school and play for the Lord. Sports play in big part in my life which can be good but can be bad. Sports can be good by exemplifying Godly attitude out on the court and also witnessing through prayer before each game. The negative connotation is having it consume you where you have no time left for God. You could get a big head by your ego but if you’re grounded in the faith I would say otherwise. A lot of my free time is used up in sports too. I go to the gym with my dad since he works there. So I have an excuse to go there every once in a while. I run a mile with my dog at least every day, which is if I don’t have that much homework. I try very hard to remember to do my devotions every night but sometimes I come up short. God has awakened me up several times at night and gave me a thought for devotion that he wants me to share with friends and family. He always tell me, whether through thoughts or dreams or just blurting them out in my head while doing nothing, that my hobbies and using my free time sometimes consume me and he knocks me back into place by telling me to pray or just making me feel guilty about not spending enough time with him. I’m glad the Lord and I have this relationship and I hope it grows to where I can do ministry more and more. (VBS is definitely a way to spread my wings too!)

As for my relationship with my family it’s the same as mine with God. I have to spend a lot of time with them to as well as time with God or our relationship can come up short, and more fights begin.  I hate fighting, with anyone, especially with my family. God has blessed me with the kind of family where you can sit for hours and just talk about how you feel. My mom will listen then hug me and tell me everything will be alright. Then she prays with me and I feel so much better because she always tells me to go to the Lord. Whereas, my dad, will sit and listen to you and not say a word but agree and an hmm and nod here and there. That definitely is a good quality to have with a lot of girls in the house.  My brother will sit and listen and then give his side of the story and what he would do. He HAS to get out what he wants to say and he’ll make you listen. Which I think is an awesome quality to have because he has very valuable lessons to teach you. My sister is very young and doesn’t understand much but she tries. She nods her head and gives you a hug and then says she’s sorry. She’ll tell you she loves you and then change the subject to a game. Now I don’t go around venting to people but my family can tell when there’s a problem and they’ll ask you about. But for me I have to come to them and get it out. I love my family and we have a great relationship sharing each other thoughts.

God has spoken to me in many ways and one was through my mom. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was very scared for her. I became angry with God wondering why he had done this to my mom. Why her of all people? She never did anything wrong. But then it crossed me. He’s putting a trail in our life. He may take my mother away but I had high hopes he wouldn’t. He kept her here to, I believe; show us he’s in control and not us. We need to give our lives over to him and not be afraid of what trail and tribulation he may through at us. He would never put anything in our paths that we could not handle. I learned that from this experience and I had the chance to spread the gospel through this little example.

This year I was able to get in front of my school and was able to talk about bridling your tongue. God had awaken me up one night telling me that I needed to take hold of my school and get them to start acting like Christian. If we are Christians we have to start acting like one. I felt such a strong need to bring my class back to where it should be but I didn’t know how. I went and asked my teacher and was going to bring it to the principle. The dean of the school/ my teacher told me that he was in charge and would love to have me speak in chapel. I told him I would have my speech ready for him by Wednesday. I prepared and went up to give my message. I was so nervous before I went up. But after I starting talking to them I got more comfortable and talked more and more. I added a lot of verses and when I was finished I felt very happy about going up there. Even though I had to face my fear and step out of my comfort zone I did it for the Lord and I hope that it all sank in and they walk away feel convicted.

I want to go on VBS because I feel a calling from God to not only reach my school but further. This could be a training session for me to better sharpen and quicken my skill of the bible. When I’m up against a challenge, like I will be in high school, I want to be equipped in the word of the Lord and to do this I think it would be through VBS. God has plans for me and I’m just figuring out what they are.

Alex

Hi, my name Alexandria and I am an 8^th grader at Trinity Christian School. I love to play Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball. In my spare time, I love to hang outside with friends, and play with my dog. I really like Ramen Noodles, but I DO NOT like raisins.

My family and I are very close and spend a lot of time together.  I have an older brother, Trevor, who is a senior in high school, and will be attending College next year. I also have a younger sister, Reagan, who will be in the 7^th grade next year. I have a wonderful Mom and Dad who love and support me in everything that I do. I also have a dog and 2 cats, which are always there for me, especially when I have treats. My family and I have close relationships with God, and I accepted Christ when I was about 6, and I still remember it as clear as day. I remember asking my mom who Jesus was. I knew who He was when we talked about him at school, but not as my Savior. My mom then shared with me who Jesus really was. As part of my salvation, I know that God has a plan for me, based on what He tells me in Jeremiah 29:11- “For I know the plans I have for you.” Declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

My personal relationship and devotional life with God is very strong. Every morning on the way to school I pray with my family. I also pray with my family every night. I love the Lord and I follow in his footsteps in everything I do! I also love going to church and being involved in several ministries. I go to youth group on Tuesday nights, and I watch 2-3 year olds at toddle zone. I know God wants me to be a part of this mission’s team because I have never done anything like this before and this is an awesome experience for me, and I want to learn how to be able to teach others about God. I believe that when God gives us an opportunity to do something like this we should take it! I followed my brother in what he did, and someday I pray that my little sister will do the same.

 Mikaela

Hey everyone! My name is Mikaela Elechicon. My parents are Lem and Cassie Elechicon, the leaders of our group. This coming school year I will be a Junior at Ridgewood Baptist Academy. I am an active 16-year old as I was involved in my school’s volleyball and basketball teams. I love doing anything that challenges me and keeps me active, but I also love occasionally crashin’ on the couch watching movies with family/friends. I love being outdoors too. During the summer, hanging out with my friends definitely contains many of my favorite memories. Drawing has become a favorite hobby, followed by other crafty things, listening to music, and sometimes reading. I have heard from many people that I am my father’s daughter. If you know my dad, you know what that means. For those of you who may not know my dad, he is the type of person who likes to joke around—a lot. But once you get to know him, you realize that he jokes around with you because he cares about you. So for all of you out there who complain: “Mr.E did…! I can’t believe it!” don’t take it too hard J

            As I grow older, I find that life throws obstacles at you that will either bring you closer to your family or pull you apart. I’m very grateful that I have parents that both listen to me and help me through tough times. I would say that my parents and I are very close despite the arguments that we get into, but what family doesn’t? I find great comfort in the fact that I know no matter how many mistakes I make, my parents will always be there with love and forgiveness in their hearts.

            I became a Christian when I was 3-years old. I asked my mom if I would go to Heaven when I died. Because I wasn’t saved, she said no and then proceeded to explain why to me. When we got home, my mom led me to Christ. I don’t remember all the verses we used, but I do know we looked at John 3:16, Romans 3:23, and Romans 6:23. When I was 10, my mom, friend and I were at my grandparents’ home giving prayer requests before my friend and I went to bed. I was not really paying attention to the requests; instead, I was thinking “Am I really saved?” I’m not sure why the thought popped into my head, but I started freaking out that I was not saved. I didn’t think I knew what I was really saying because I was so young. I told my mom “I don’t think I’m saved! What do I do?!” She had no idea where the questions came from but tried to reassure me that I was saved. I didn’t believe her so we went into a different room where we talked and I reaffirmed my faith in Christ. However, that is not the end of my story. Sadly, the first year of High School was very hard for me. Many days my parents and I would have long talks because I was having such a hard time. Gradually I started to fall away from Christ and from my parents. My attitude changed and became ruder toward my mom and dad. After I went to Ridgewood, I started to get back on track and joined a youth group in Minooka. It was at youth group that I realized how bad my attitude had gotten. It struck me so hard that I just cried. I talked to the youth pastor and he prayed with me, then I went home, told my parents what had happened, and cried again. I decided to change my life, or at least make the effort to. It is a hard road to travel and many times I stumble, but I know my parents and God are there to help me through whatever I need. Grace is amazing!!!

            Not everyone was saved at my first high school. My friends and I found this out pretty early in the year. There was one girl who made it very clear that she didn’t believe in anything. She said “I’m not an atheist; I don’t believe that I don’t believe in anything. I just don’t believe in anything at all.” As the year went on, one of my friends and I built up the courage to talk to her about Christianity. All of us talked for a little bit then the girl eventually got frustrated and left. That was a new experience for me because I don’t really go up to people and just talk to them about being a Christian. I’m a shy person until I get to know you, so going up to people I don’t know that well and talking to them about Christianity is hard for me. However, I did learn that no matter how hard it may be, sharing the Gospel is an important task that every Christian, shy or bold, needs to accomplish. This doesn’t mean you have to do it alone though!

            Life can get very busy at times, especially during school. It was hard for me at first for me to ‘find time’ to do my devotions. I would say, “Oh, I’m too tired.” or “I’ll be late if I do them now!” or “I’ll do them later.”. Then, I was convicted yet again at youth group. The speaker talked about how we need to MAKE time, not FIND, to be with God. After all, how else are you going to learn more about Him if you don’t spend time with Him? After that, I tried to make more time to spend with God. Many times it would be late when we got home because of games or work my parents had to finish, but I found that even just a few minutes with God helped me unwind from the hectic day. My prayer and devotional life is not perfect, and I am still working at it, but I found that the more time you spent with God, the more at peace you will feel and the less you will worry.

            I have had the privilege to be on three other mission trips. My 7^th grade summer, my parents and I took a trip to Asia {you can see everything we did if you click on the other links;) } where we helped my Aunt, Uncle and cousins with their ministry. My 8^th grade summer and 9^th grade summer I have gone on the Iowa missions trips where I have made some lifelong friends.

            Going on missions trips helps me grow closer to God. It’s easy to get lost in the world every day, but when I go on these trips I am able to just focus on God. We aren’t allowed to use any technology at all during the trip. At first people are like “What!? No cell phones? No ipods? Etc..” but once we get involved with God, you realize having no technology isn’t all that bad. I think God uses these trips to remind me that instead of focusing on the things the world gives us, I need to focus solely on Him. This year, I think God is telling me that there is room for me to grow closer to Him. During this trip, I am going to try to grow into Him as much as I can.

            I am super excited for this trip! I can’t wait to see what God has planned not only for me, but for the rest of the team and those we come into contact with in Iowa.

Emily

Hi, I'm Emily. Some things about me are I love playing piano and have been playing since I was in 1^st grade. I love to sing. I play basketball. I have two cats, Romeo and Juliet. In my free time, I play piano, shop, and hang out with my friends. I have a very close relationship with my family. I have one brother, Tyler, and we are very close. I am close to my mom and dad, too. I love spending time with my family.

I was saved when I was in first grade. It happened during spiritual emphasis week. After I was saved, I felt peaceful and a lot closer to God. Scriptural references I have for my salvation are John 3:16, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Acts 4:12, 1 John 5:11-12, John 14:6, and Acts 16:31.

I have had an interesting experience in sharing to Gospel. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes not. Once, I had my friend over and we just started talking about God. Right then and there, she prayed for her salvation. Our family had been taking her to church with us for a while, so I didn't have to explain how. Other times I try to witness to my friends and there is no reaction or they tell me that God just isn't their “thing”. I just know to never give up and to always try to be an example of Christ to others.

I have a devotional journal I use to right down what I think a particular passage I read means or what I think God is showing me. During my quiet time, I pray and journal. I am currently reading through the book of Daniel.

I have been involved in our church's Toddler Room, our Sunday program for kids 18 months to 3 years old. I also help with Operation Christmas Child every year. My mom and I check, count, help pack, and drop off all the boxes from our church. I've never done a missions trip before, so I am very excited about this great opportunity.

I think God wants me to be part of this missions team because it is an opportunity to be a witness for him, learn about teaching kids, and grow closer to him. I want to become more comfortable with sharing my faith with the people around me and learn more about truly living for Christ, especially as I go to a public high school next year.

Trent

Hello, my name is Trent. My family includes my dad, my mom, my brother, my dog Cole, and me. My hobbies are watching TV, playing on the computer, reading, singing, acting, and a little bit of drawing. I’m interested in music, history, drama, cars, and natural disasters.
    When I accepted Christ, I was only 3 years old. We were driving on I-80 going east, and my mom saw our current church. She started to think about going, but didn’t go at first. Later on, in early 1999, an outreach from our church came to our subdivision. Some members came up to the door and gave us some information about the church. Finally, in April 1999, my mom put me in the back seat of the car and we drove off to church. That day I accepted Christ because I found out how much he loved me and because I found out about heaven and hell.
    My devotional life is weaker then what is has been. I will read a devotional from a devotional book and then read a chapter in the Bible, but usually I do it two or three days a weak, a far cry from the whole week I was at a few months before. My prayer life could stand some improvement, as well. I do pray for people and different situations and I’m in a personal prayer time, but still, the prayers are rather weak and it seems like they are not sincere enough. I help lead worship for kids in the Children’s church, which I believe is one of the things that gives me God’s incredible joy.
    One time, I was over at my neighbor’s house, my neighbor’s cousins came over. I knew that my neighbors went to church, but I wasn’t sure if their cousins went. I asked one of them if they went to church. They said that they used to go, but stopped because it was boring. It didn’t go farther than that.
    Another time, I went on a mission’s trip with my church. One day we held an outreach in a drug rehab center. One young man near me wanted to become a Christian. I was able to pray with him, and he received Christ as his personal Savior.
    I want to go on this mission’s trip because I want to spread God’s love with other people. I also want to go on this mission’s trip because from past experiences, it is hard work but it is also a lot fun being part of the outreaches.
    I have gone on two other mission’s trips. My church went down to Reynosa, Mexico in late February 2007, and I was privileged enough to go on it. It was a lot of work and fun at the same time. I also went on the second VBS trip in 2009 with the Es and some kids from my class. Again, this was a privilege for me to go on it. It was so much fun and I was really blessed by it.