Author Archives: Geist Youth

So a little rain will not stop our fireworks show.

Hi! My name is Taylor Burket and I am going into my junior year. This is my 5th mission trip with GCC Youth. Today was our first official day in Detroit. We all were working on houses, and my group painted a porch and painted a fence. While driving around to our worksites, we gotContinue reading “Day 1”

The youth have been so flexible with today’s travels. We hope to depart soon from Fort Lauderdale for Indy. The plan is to land at 10:16 and be at Mud Creek by 11:30. Parents we will call with a more accurate time for our Mud Creek arrival when we land. Big thanks to John andContinue reading “We have landed and had dinner.”

I entered this week with an open mind and heart, ready for whatever I would be faced with. I leave being able to say that my expectations were surpassed. Even though I have partaken in mission work in the past, this trip was the most impactful. I felt a personal connection to both the peopleContinue reading “Puerto Rico”

Today we finished working on the roofs at Doris’ house. This included drying the roof and adding primer. The whole group had fun talking with Alex and Manuel throughout the day as well as seeing Ryan and MJ’s reactions when one of the other hosts made coffee for them. FInally we added the actual roofContinue reading “Thursday Reflection”