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Trinity
AllanDuring this week, I learned
SO much through, about
and with the people I met.
Its unbelievable. The first
step was meeting them on
Monday and spending the
whole day sweating with
them at the Salvation
Army and Rehab Center,
which we also did on
Tuesday. The next big
thing was the amazing
church service onWednesday where we
praised the Lord together and took up the offering of the bread and wine (juice). And
then, there is Thursday. Thursday was the ABSOLUTE most emotional. Why, do you ask?
Thursday was the last day we would be working with all of the amazing people we
learned to know and love. The last full day we would be spending together, possibly
ever. I guess all of that emotion caught up to us that night when we went to the club
building to play a few games where teams can win prizes. After the games, we sang a
few songs to worship. Then, Jerry, our Youthworks leader that did singing, and
devotionals, talked to us about Jesus and about the feet washing. He announced that
we would be getting into our church groups and the staff would be washing our leadersand our feet if we wanted it. They had us circle up and turned on some music. I guess
that overwhelmed us because before we knew it the presence of God was felt by
EVERYBODY. We all came closer to the people around us and the tears began flowing.
We automatically found somebody to comfort even though sometimes we couldnt
even see out of our tears. But that was taken care of. People you barely even met came
and wiped your tears off of your face for you. The love in that room was so immense.
During that time, we not only held, hugged and cried with our own church group, but
went around and prayed with others. The emotion in that room was the utmost
example of indescribable. There was not one bit of awkwardness hugging other people.In that small amount of time, I believe I was closer to Christ than I have ever been. After
a while some of us managed to go outside and even laugh a little, while one other
church was still inside, washing peoples feet and praying. After that night, we were
closer to each other than ever before. We went into the main building and talked and
laughed for a while until we finally went to bed. Friday morning, upon departure, we
were all tired and torn between wanting to leave and not. When it came time to leave,
we were all so disappointed. At one point in the car ride, I placed Andrews t-shirt over
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my head so I couldnt see anything that would remind me of my time there. The
memories that were created there will last a lifetime.
Ruth BarkerThis entire trip was great! But the little church service we
had on Wednesday night really impacted me. The wholetrip I had been working on putting God first, because I
really havent been, and because of that I had been
feeling really guilty and like I didnt deserve God. During
the service, we watched a video about how God will
never love us any less, no matter what we do. This really
gave me a fresh feeling and reminded me I can alwayshave a clean slate. Then we had communion and that
reminded me that God died so that our sins may be
forgiven. I felt like I was given a second chance. Then we
sang a bunch of amazing songs and just praised God. The
whole experience was very refreshing.
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Zach ShoresWhen I signed up for this trip, I had no idea what I was doing; all I knew was that Iwanted to help people and work. When we got in the church vans to go to
Savannah, I was pretty nervous, but as soon as we got there we were welcomed
with open arms. I may be an extrovert but when we walked in, we all stuck
together. We looked incredibly cliquey with our matching shirts and always
standing in a circle. Just before dinner, I silenced my nerves and went and started
talking to some folks from another church. These people were so cool and all
throughout dinner we sat and ate while we swapped stories. Suddenly I was on
fire to meet everyone and start getting to know everyone I could. When we got
our work teams, we were a little awkward at first, but when we started working
together, we were tight. By the third day, we hadnt known these people for days;
we had known them for years. We would skip down the halls singing out that we
had no dignity! We didnt care what others thought, because we were a family. As
Sebastian Moralos put it, we didnt have dignity, we had swag. Then from painting
a house to dog piling a leader when they farted at three in the morning, we were
incredibly close. We were at our worst with them and we were at our best with
them. You know someone truly trusts you when they put their head on your
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shoulder and just cry, but all you have to do is just hold them, comfort them. I will
never, ever forget the relationships that were made this week.
Andrew MooreThis week I especially enjoyed the music and the singing.
I believe that the music made me grow closer to God andthink differently. I also came away praying more than I
ever have in my whole life. That also helped me grow
closer to God. Before I left for my mission trip, I would
work pretty hard, but I didnt enjoy it. During the trip,
whenever we were working, I was always happy and
enthusiastic. That has greatly improved my work ethicand my attitude. Overall
the mission trip has
greatly improved my
faith in God and myself. I
think this because doing
work on the mission was
for God and for the good
of the people. All the
work made me feel good
inside because I was
helping people, and
showing them Christ.
The work that I did thisweek with team one
were, working with the
Salvation Army, helping
out at a Rehab Center,
and painting peoples
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houses for the city of Savannah. All of those projects
helped me in many ways and blessed those who were
helped.
Savannah Hightower
I went into this week not really expecting anything. Sure, I went on the WadeCenter mission trip last year, but each one is different. So with all I had heard
about the trip (we would be sleeping in a church, possibly taking open community
showers and being in the extremely hot sun of Savannah, GA),I didnt know what
to expect. At the beginning of the week, I was finding myself comparing
everything to Wade-the music, the food, the jobs. I didnt even feel like I was
where I was supposed to be; it all felt wrong to me. But by the end of the week, I
realized I couldnt have been more wrong. When we started out, I felt like we
were pretty cliquey (anyone would agree). We would always eat together during
meals and hang out together in our room. Then, rather slowly, but utterly fast atthe same time, we began to branch way out. We were put into work groups with
kids from other churches, so that was the spark of the branch out, but then we
got even bolder and branched towards people who were not in our church, or not
in our work group. We made friends with anyone who was willing to ask our
name and anyone who talked to us for more than one minute was immediately
like our family. We became so comfortable around strangers, now friends; we
were able to skip down the halls with dignity while singing Disney songs at the top
of our lungs without feeling embarrassed. You would look around the dining room
at free time and see a group playing cards, someone playing guitar, others singingalong to the guitar playing, and yet others just sitting and talking. No one would
guess that we had only known each other for less than one full week. These
people saw us hot and sweaty, covered in paint. They saw us at our worst, when
we first woke up in the morning. They would see us crying and without hesitation
come to us, hold
us and pray for us
until tears cease
streaming from
our eyes. Theywould see us at
all of these times,
and yet, they still
loved us. They
accepted us for
who we are.
Bonds were
formed this past
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week, ones that I will never forget.
Servant of All
By Susan WatsonSavannah, GA SMP 2011 with Youthworks! Ministry
When our team loaded up in two vans and left Montreat in the
pouring rain, we could not imagine the week that would follow. We
arrived safely at our destination, Grace United Methodist Church, andwere warmly greeted by a humid 99 degrees F and sunshine.
The theme scripture for the week was Luke 6:27 28, the words of
Jesus: 27"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good tothose who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those whoabuse you. When we were introduced to this verse and the idea Be
different during Club Group Time, it became clear to us that this week
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would become a challenge to shake off complacency and apathy aboutJesus call to us to be love.
Jesus was different as he walked on the earth and interacted withthis world. He was unaccepted and likewise, he calls us to be aspecial people who are set apart to do his work. (1 Peter 2:9 But
you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's]own purchased, special people, that you may set forth
the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him
Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.) In this callto be different as Christ was different in the way he loved and served
others, it was clear we would be different than we were before we
answered His call to serve and love. It is so easy to stay the way I amand to take the easy way out of serving and loving, apart from Him.
Soon after we arrived, the students were divided into separate
teams for work projects. Youthworks gave each work team a nameBe Love, One, Free, Nonconformist, Wicked, and Security.
The name Be Love impressed me and reminded me of the theme
verse in Luke 6, Love your enemies, do good bless and pray Itis impossible to be love or serve the way Jesus did in our own
strength. Being love and serving others, especially our enemies, is
different and upside-down. It is painful to bear the faults of othersand care for the unloving or ungrateful ones who curse us or hate us.Apart from His Spirit, grace and help, it cannot be done by human will
alone.This week in Savannah, God worked in the lives of our Montreat
team and also the work teams, composed of students and leaders from
different churches who worked together on projects each day. Our
team was called One, and we spent two afternoons playing BINGOand fellowshipping with residents of Savannah Rehab, a nursing home.
Two mornings we worked at the Salvation Army in the warehouse andcleaning up the Store. When we worked outside two full days painting
houses for the City of Savannah, the kids on our team were energeticand took initiative so well. It was amazing to see the teamwork andexcitement they had for this project in spite of the heat and
challenging conditions. They worked hard as a group and individually
showed positive attitudes and cheerful hearts. At times, theysomehow made the project seem more like a party.
Shawn joined our group at the work site Thursday, our second dayof painting. He introduced himself to the homeowner, Mrs. Caper, andasked how we could pray for her. I confess, I had thought of that
sweet lady inside the house as an enemy before that moment. Inthe darkness of my heart, I was helping, painting, going through themotions, but my heart was far from loving this person.
Two of Mrs. Capers grandchildren came to the front door to watch
us paint. They came outside and brought us frozen popsicles. Theysaid they liked the improvements we were making on the house.
When we finished and cleaned up the site, Mrs. Caper welcomed us
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inside to pray with her. Shawn started talking with her and she sharedabout her life, her declining health and physical problems, her 23
grandchildren, and she showed us a Bible she had received sevenyears before when another group of students painted her house andsigned the Bible and gave it to her. Shawn led us in prayer together,
and I knew my judgment of Mrs. Caper had been ill-conceived. Myfocus was self-centered, not counting my trials all joy or putting
others before myself. I was not even doing my work heartily as unto
the Lord. I was like the Pharisee who confessed with words, but hisheart was far from Him.
When we had our group meeting that night with all the churches, I
suspected there would be a difference in our time together, but Iwasnt prepared for all that God would do. The Youthworks leadersasked us to separate into our church groups after a time of worship
and prayer. We sat together in a circle on the floor. The Youthworksleaders brought out wash basins and towels and started to wash the
feet of the Youth Leaders from each church and pray individually for
each one. It was a powerful moment for all of us as the Holy Spiritoverwhelmed us with an awareness of the deep, deep love of Jesus,
that He would give up His life for us and serve us with His sacrifice and
make us His children and forgive us and cleanse and save us and somuch was felt in that act, as we thought of Him washing the feet of hisfollowers. We had responded to His action by washing feet in a
symbolic way following His example, and He blessed our efforts withHis presence. We prayed for each other and wept together for a long
time, as we were realizing what great, endless love He has for us.
We will always remember the closeness we realized that day
closeness to each other as brothers and sisters in Christ, closeness toeach other as One Church--His Bride, and closeness to Him, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the only One who is able to saveus completely.
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Savannah Georgia SMP Haylee Fortson
Wow thats all I have to say about this trip is... Wow! It started out as aquestionable experience and ended with a wonderful one. The trip started out
like any gathering of many people who dont know each other, quiet and
awkward. But then as the week progressed everyone began to make
unforgettable friends, who we are all still thinking about and missing. That was
what really stuck out to me on the trip... the people. Everyone worked hard,
prayed hard, and laughed hard all week long growing in relationships with friends
and God. The most spiritual moments of the week were when we all washed
each others feet while showering tears and snot all over our new friends. This
hour and a half long crying session brought us all together. Leaning over eachother and praying for one anothers faith and future. The praise was also amazing
with just a simple drum and guitar we had a blast singing and dancing for the lord.
While lifting our hands and praying, the sweet music showed us just how
wonderful our God really is. We all experienced Gods greatness as we let the
music fill our hearts and lungs. The whole group would walk out of worship with
the songs stuck in our heads and then the next day sing with the other churches
as we worked hard in the heat. The work crews were spectacular as well, working
in a hundred degree weather, trying not to let the sweat drip on the newly
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painted houses that we all worked so hard to finish, then battling one another to
get into the showers first. It just amazed me how much fun you can actually have
when youre working hard. The showers where great also! Usually I would
complain about having cold
showers but in those
circumstances we all would rather
have cold showers than a hot one.
I will miss everyone so much. Icant wait to get in contact with
my new friends and leaders. It is so
great that we all have one thing in
common... we all want to share
the lords love with others and
minister to the ones who have not
yet seen the glory of God. I love all
of my fellow Christians I met there
and I will miss them, but I am gladto be home now as a more
motivated Christian in North
Carolina.
Alexandra WatsonDuring this last week a lot of amazing things happened. For me the two
things that meant most were the people and prayer. I made a lot of
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new friends with the people I was working with. It was amazing to see
so many youth working together for the same goal and their hearts
were always focused on God. During worship time I was always
overcome with awe and joy seeing so many youth praying and singing
their hearts out for God. On our last night there, we were having a
special praise time in which we washed each others feet. This was the
most amazing part of the trip for me. We divided into our churchgroups for silent prayer and meditation. By the end of the night, I was
sitting on the ground tangled up in a small group of teary eyed, runny
nosed youth. We hadnt even known each other for a week but we still
felt so close and took no time hesitating before giving one another a big
hug and lifting up a prayer for them. I love them all and saying good-
bye was very hard but just having the opportunity to meet them and
get so close to them means so much to me! And with Gods way of
doing things who knows maybe Ill see and meet up with them againduring my life.
Haylee and I even nominated one of the boys our human tissue!
Elizabeth GuffeySunday- On Sunday we left Montreat. On the car trip Savannah read Hunger games.
When we arrived, we got settled in and were briefed. For dinner we had Bar-B-Qsandwiches. Bed is at 11:00. So we have a lot of time and come to find out they have it
scheduled, we have this thing called Club. We go in a building and they have a pile of
mats to sit on. Club is like a worship service. We sing songs and Jerry (one of the
Youthworks leaders) talks and then we got into our Montreat group and talk before bed.
Monday- On Monday I woke up and got ready for the day. For breakfast we had cereal.
My work team,
which consisted of 4
Montreaters and 5
other people from
another church wereon the building clean
up. So, after
breakfast, we met in
the hall and I am
assigned to cleaning
the girls bathroom
with Ellie and Katy.
After the bathroom
is clean, we go to the
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Club to do our devotionals. They give us special devotionals for the week. After
devotionals, my work team and I go to get briefed on our work site for the day. In the
morning we will be going to Chathan Academy then we will eat lunch (we packed lunch
of ham sandwiches before breakfast) and then we are going to Savannah Square (a
retirement home) then we will go to the Y to take showers. I go and get my stuff for
showers and fill my camelback. I get in a van learn the names of my work team: From
Trinity Church: A leader Billy and Crisno, Jake, Grant, Ellie and Katie. From Montreat
Church: A leader Joel and Haylee, Elizabeth, Frank and Zach. We are riding in Tri nitys
van. The name of our work Team is non-conformist. We arrive at Chatham Academy and
me and Ellie clean classrooms. Then we eat lunch and head to Savannah square. When
we arrive, we play Bingo with the residents. I go room to room and visit/meet the other
residents. I meet a lady named Cathleen, Hudge and after that we head to the Y for
showers. There is a big line because we got there last. After showers we head back to
the church, where we are staying. We eat dinner and go to River Street. There are a lot
of little shops. My favorite shops are the two candy shops. There was so much candy,
my eyes probably doubled in size. River Street as you might have guessed is right on the
Savannah River and there are so many HUGE boats. After River Street we went back to
the church and did Club, which is like a worship service. After Club, we got into ourchurch groups and talked about highs and lows and did this other cool thing; 2 people
would tell about themselves and then we prayed over them. After that, we got ready for
bed.
Tuesday- I woke up at 5:50 to go on a run but there was only 2 people so I could not go,
because the rule is you have to have 3 people. I had to be quiet until everyone else
woke up. I was starving when Breakfast finally came after being up for so long. After
breakfast, I got ready for the day and headed to Club. The theme for the week is be
different. I did devotionals in the material that they handed out and headed back to
the rooms and got my shower and work stuff together and climbed in the van to go.
Today we will be working at an Educational Garden and at Savannah Square. When wearrive at our work site, I am overwhelmed by this overgrown garden with weeds. We
begin weeding and weeding and it is SO hot after about an hour and a half the heat
starts to really get to me and I am having a hard time focusing and I feel light headed
and dizzy. I dont think I could have kept working if it wasnt for God pulling me through.
I learned quite a lesson on how easy it is to get dehydrated and now I vow to carry my
camelback with me everywhere I go for the week. After lunch we had lots of spare time
so Sarah (one of the Youthworks leaders) said that we would go around and tell about
our testimonies. I thought that this was an excellent way to get to know each other. I
think that the Garden was probably my least favorite work site because of the heat but
mostly because you could not see the fruits of your labor. After we shared our
testimonies, we piled in the van and went to Savannah Square. Today we did crafts like
bracelet making and painting. I made a bracelet for one lady and then I made one for
Cathleen Hudge as well as painting a little box for her. I had to wait for the box to dry
before I could give it to her and so right before we left I took it to her. I was so thrilled to
see the smile on her face when I gave it to her that I am sure it was one of the most
wonderful days of my life. It was truly inspiring. At that moment, I knew that I wanted to
be a missionary more than anything else in the world. Even now, I am trembling just
thinking about that moment. Everyone was already in the van ready to leave when I got
in. We were on our way to the Y for a shower when Joel Barker remembered that he
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had forgotten his camera so we went back to Savannah Square to get it. When we were
at the Y, we were the last ones there again because of the delays. My work team needs
to hurry because we are on dinner prep. We get done with showers and rush over to the
church to make dinner. For dinner we are having tacos. YUM! I was starving and ate a
lot of tacos, well, only 2 but they were big. After dinner I headed to Club. After dinner
we went to the First Baptist African America Church in Savannah. I could write a book
about this place but due to paper, ink and time shortages, I will only tell you one or two
very important things if you do want to hear about it all, you may ask me about it
sometime. There is something you need to know about me. When I feel Gods strong
presence, I tremble and I was shaking during the entire time. After we returned to the
church, we did Club and at our Montreat Church meeting Andrew and Trinity told about
themselves and we prayed over them and then I hit the sack.
Wednesday- I woke up and had breakfast and then headed to club and devotions. After
devotions, we opened up our work project by painting a house. We piled into the van
and went to our work site. We are painting a blue house into a green one. We also have
to paint the trim which we will do tomorrow. The house is not too big which is good. We
have fun painting and it takes all of our work time. I am ready for a shower and feel
good after getting all that paint off of me. We ate dinner and my team was on dinnerclean up. After dinner, we went to Wednesday Church services. It was fun. We did Club
and Montreat Church groups and Alexandra and Joe is who we prayed over. Then we hit
the sack.
Thursday- I woke up and ate breakfast, did devotionals and went to the work site. The
work we did was more detailed and it went faster. Then we went to shower and eat
dinner. We played some games, had Club and then we washed feet and got into our
groups and prayed for each other. Then we went to bed.
Friday- We woke up, cleaned up and moved out. We went to the beach. Then we went
to the hotel, did our devotionals and went to bed.Saturday- We got up early and had a long car trip and Savannah read Hunger Games.
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Matt Brouwer
This mission trip has really opened my eyes to the need of
services in a community much like our own. I feel challenged to
serve more in our church and community. I liked the friendship
everyone showed on the mission trip. The enthusiasm to make
new friends was awesome. Thursday night was inspiring.Working with the crew was cool and we accomplished a lot. So
much work had to be done. Leadership was good. I could tell
they really cared about us.
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Barbara Allan
It was nice to hear about the guy accepting
Christ. I love the people there on the trip too.
It was fun to bond with some of the people
from the other churches. It was so cool
Thursday how emotional everyone got and how
touched everyone was. I love seeing how
appreciative everyone was when we were
helping them and when we were done.
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Savannah inRetrospect,
Aric
MoussetteGod is faithful. I am
awestruck that He delights
in choosing fallible and
broken people to proclaim
his glory. Why he does this
we will never truly
understand this side of heaven. We see this in the lives of a bunch of teenagers and
those entrusted to them. In Savannah we devoted our time among organizations that
are doing the best they can with the plans God has given them and limited resources.We had fun with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club, visited lonely hearts at a nursing
home, helped paint a house for a woman over her head in Hospice work, and spent
hours laboring for the local Salvation Army. More importantly, when we went to these
places we had the opportunity to pray with them. And that was just my team. Susan and
Joels teams went other places performing similar functions. But it wasnt what we did
and where we were, it was who we were doing it for. We were doing these seemingly
uncommon acts because inside the hearts of our kids there resides a place that fully
realizes that their lives are worth significantly more than homework, sports, and social
functions. Just like the rest of us who yearn to please our savior, there lies an
authoritative desire to restore our world back to its intended meaning and focus.
In all of our meetings, fundraisers, and work projects prior to the trip, the message was
simple; lets work for Jesus.
Months before the trip we met, worked, and prayed together, reminding ourselves of
this larger purpose beyond our immediate community. This was our common goal. The
truly beautiful part is that God honored our intentions to serve him. As we sweat and
labored together we shared an ever so slight glimpse of suffering for our savior.
At the figurative end of the day, God was faithful to break down the walls of social
complacency that can divide his church. God was faithful to bring light, conviction, and
grace to the places in our lives we think we keep hidden from him. Thankfully, Godcontinues to be faithful to bring those around us to challenge, edify, and help us to work
through this sanctification. My continuing prayer for our Savannah team, our church,
and myself is to bring the same kind of heart that we brought down there and bring it
home. We need to bring it home to our families, schools, church and community. The
prayer is that God will continue to use us as fallible and broken people to affect our
community and world so that ALL will sing, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God
Almighty!!!
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Georgia: by Joel Barker
This one could use some help, the nurse whispered to me as she maneuvered
the wheelchair into the florescent-lit room and introduced me to Ms. Georgia.
What a fitting name, I thought as I sat down beside this quiet, gentle woman at
the nursing home in Savannah. The room was filling to over capacity. Bingo was
about to begin.
Billy and I had just arrived with our team of kids. Earlier in the day we had worked
at a center for those with learning challenges. We had cleaned the building,
painted benches, organized a storage room and sorted books in the library. In a
couple of days wed be out in the hot and humid southern air, painting the enti re
exterior of Ms. Dianes house. Why? Three churches, each a different
denomination, had joined together for the week. Forming six teams we fanned
out over the city of Savannah serving in multiple capacities. We were doing this in
a desire to serve our Lord and to follow his example of loving and serving others.
But Bingo, was that a mission activity? In the past I had worked in far off places,
delivering aid in floods and famines, presenting Christ to unreached tribes. I
thought about it a moment. The verse that came to my mind was 1st Corinthians
10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of
God. Yes! I could certainly serve God by loving and serving Ms. Georgia and I
hoped she would win a prize.
Billy was an amazing Bingo caller, strong clear even voice. Steady and patient,
game after game. It was obvious he was serving the Lord. And so were our kids!
They paired up, loving and assisting those who needed help.
I wasnt sure if Georgia could not see well, or was just very slow.
Initially she seemed resigned to defeat but as I kept finding and pointing out the
squares in her matrices for her, she would slowly reach out with a chip and fill the
spot. A few times she
reached out and set a
chip down, or thought
she did, and nothing
was there. I would
gently pick up a chip
for her; place it in herhand and point again
to the spot. The first
time she got Bingo and
we called it out, a
warm and happy smile
spread across
Georgias face. She
won three prizes that
day. And I was blessed.
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Joe Boyd, Savannah 2011
I feel like without the planned day the teams worship would be limited and the
members would be overworked or given too much free time. In order to balance
the amount of work and worship time the day has to be planned perfectly.
At 7:00 oclock the staff would come around and wake up our mission team and
other teams, they would give you 15 minutes to brush teeth and get ready for
breakfast. After breakfast we were given chores to do. These chores could be
cleaning up breakfast to cleaning the bathrooms. After doing these chores we
would gather in the clubhouse and pray for our day and have devotions. After
finishing we would head out into the mission fields.
After a days hard work we would go take showers and eat dinner. After dinner
we would do an evening activity. These activities could be going downtown or
going to the oldest African American Church in the country which is in downtown
Savannah. After this we would go back to the clubhouse and worship God and
listen to a devotion.
Without this balanced day we would not be able to worship and work our
hardest.
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Frank HightowerWhen we got there it
seemed like nobody
was paying attention
to us and we were justgoing to be in our own
group the whole time.
Then we started doing
jobs and helping
around the building
and we made friends,
it was a real funexperience after that.
When we were
working we got to
know each other really
well.
One of the jobsites I
went to was painting a
ladies house. It was
really fun because we
were trying not to get
paint on each other
but then somebody
flicked paint on somebody else and it turned into a paint war.
The worship time was good. Each night we talked about what God did
to make myself or somebody else happy. The music was really cool
because everybody just got into it. And somebody started to dance and
stuff which was fun.