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Hey y’all, I’m Hailey and I just graduated from Mt. Vernon High School so this is my last mission trip as a youth! Our last day of service here in Fort Worth, Texas started out with us going to the Water Garden for some interesting sight seeing and to talk about the things we couldContinue reading “Last Day of Service in Fort Worth”

The day started off bright and early at 7:00 a.m. Everyone had a delicious breakfast to begin the morning off right. The first activity of the day was right outside at the church’s community garden. We managed to pull some weeds out of the ground, pick some cherries and peas, shoveling some mulch, and cuttingContinue reading “An Impactful Day 3”

Today we woke up to meet at 7:15 and prepared for our day by watching videos about the places we were going and a video teaching us the differences between empathy and sympathy. Then we headed over to Neighborhood Needs, a local food pantry that provides people with groceries on Tuesdays and Saturdays. We packedContinue reading “Work Day 2 in Fort Worth”

The day started off early with a 7am wake up followed by breakfast. Some youth members took advantage of the large stove top grill and cooked up some eggs, while others ate bagels, yogurt, and fruit. The group then traveled to Catholic Charities where they participated in a game simulating poverty for a month. TheyContinue reading “Connecting in Fort Worth: Day 1”

We said goodbye to our volunteers from Geist Christian Church from Indianapolis this morning. Last night they visited our farmers market and enjoyed Thursday’s on the Triangle! They also hosted a bake-off, which included a mystery ingredient (Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies) introduced 30 minutes in. I was asked to join as their guest judge!Continue reading “From HDA”

The last day of the mission trip did not disappoint. We switched the groups, and I was a little bummed about not getting to be with team ditch and our amazing carpenters, but day four was fun nevertheless. We were up on the roof nailing down rafters over the support beams all morning. Personally, IContinue reading “Day 4”

Today we woke up at 5:30 sharp…again. At the worksite we began the day by tearing up the old floors. Next, learned the proper way to measure and cut laminate floors in order to reinstall the floors of part of the kitchen and living room. Also, Robbie and I used a table saw and cutContinue reading “Last Day”

“When you do something beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle, and yet most of the audience still sleeps.” John Lennon