Author Archives: Geist Youth

This morning we went to a garden! It was a fun experience and much better than I expected! Later, we served the homeless. This was such a humbling experience and was very fulfilling to see the faces light up when I gave homeless their baby clothes and shoes! – Harmony In the evening we gotContinue reading “A Review of Monday”

Before After

GCC Jr High Mission Trip STL word of the day is ➡️EXTRA⬅️! We have a lot of mission trip rookies that are EXTRA excited! We are going to experience EXTRA heat and need EXTRA water! Multiple youth described themselves using EXTRA in multiple ways. Our accommodations at AMEN are EXTRA nice. They’ll soon learn KyleContinue reading “It’s an “Extra” kinda Day”

Today, many of our Jr. High youth begin their first ever mission trip. I am exited to see how they grow this week. Here are some of their thoughts going into this week: I’m excited to have the experience of helping others. I’m also excited to meet new people and make new friends. Abby I’mContinue reading “Opening Thoughts”

Amen St Louis

Just because we are not on a mission trip, doesn’t mean we can do mission work.

This mission trip has been one of my favorites by far. People tend to only look down on Detroit, but it’s actually such a cool city. Being able to explore Detroit and spread kindness around the community really opened my eyes this week. I learned a lot about myself and the people around me. IfContinue reading “Our Week in Review | Youth”