Author Archives: Geist Youth

Day 1 we started off strong, visiting 2 different service sites that allowed us to use a variety of skills and gifts, from physical labor to conversational skills, everyone had a moment to shine today. First we went to Soles4Souls, unpacked boxes of shoes and bags of clothes from truck to pallet. We must’ve unpackedContinue reading “Mondayyyyy in Nashville”

And we’re off! Yesterday we made our way to Nashville, TN for our week of serving and learning! Our arrival we marked with a beautiful rainbow in the sky. We are excited to partner with Be the Neighbor as we learn about the things that impact rising numbers in homelessness in our country and housingContinue reading “Middle School Mission Trip 24: Nashville”

Our last day has started… our free day!! We got to sleep in thankfully, 8:30. Two extra hours is a lot but let’s just say I was not used to that before the trip! Haha. It wasn’t to bad though during this trip because everyone had a great attitude for everyone. Before we left, weContinue reading “It’s the Land Between the Lakes!”

Thursday we woke up for our last work day here in Mayfield, KY. We went to our worksite and worked on roofing the shed (which we finished) and putting the siding on the main house. As we were nearing the end of our work day we all got together and cheered on the people finishingContinue reading “Last Work Day in Mayfield”

Work hard, rest hard. We live by this. (All napping photos are posted with consent)

Today began with an early morning surprise, a well deserved breakfast of donuts. After a rough wake up we made our way to the home front, prepping for a long, hot day of siding and roofing. The tools were out and the sun was too. We split into two teams to complete all our tasksContinue reading “Today’s Theme: Naps”

This morning we gathered bright and early at 6:20am to share communion. Pausing to mark the middle of our week and the halfway point on our work project, we broke bread together (aka Red’s Donuts) and shared the cup (chocolate milk). It was a beautiful way to start off our day, tackling the mid-week slumpContinue reading “Morning Communion”

 “Happy 4th of July!” I hear Sam shout at 6:15 in the morning.  I hopped out of bed and I made my way to the changing room. Once I was ready, I made my way out to the main room. I placed my phone, sunscreen, bug spray, and everything else I needed for the dayContinue reading “Happy 4th of July!”

The morning started with breakfast and we all made are lunches for the day. After breakfast we all had our morning meeting and discussed what we would be doing for the day. After we all got ready we left from the church to a house in Mayfield for our work. Some of the kids workedContinue reading “Getting to Work in Mayfield”

On Sunday afternoon, our high school youth hit the road for Kentucky for our second and final mission trip of the summer. We will be staying with our gracious friends at First Christian Church of Paducah and traveling each day 30 minutes down the road into Mayfield, KY to build community, both literally and figuratively.Continue reading “On the Road Again”