Global Outreach:Trips
Haiti April 2010 Trip
I write this after a day and half in Haiti. First of all, it has been a surprisingly pleasant visit. Pleasant in that we are safe, we've had good weather, clear roads and it's wonderful to see the Haiti partners that we've worked with over the years.
Mission Trip Information Meeting
Date and Time:
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Music Room
Mission Trip Information Meeting
Date and Time:
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 - 9:45am - 10:45am
Location:
Music Room
Tanzania Vision Trip
Date and Time:
Tue, Jul 13, 2010 (All day) - Wed, Jul 28, 2010 (All day)
Location:
Other
See http://www.sheridanlutheran.org/get_involved/global_missions for more information on this mission opportunity.
National Youth Gathering-Day 6
The day of service today was great, even with the tornado and the unexpected mission. I have to admit that when I first found out about the ditches which we would be cleaning trash out of for our service day, I was a little skeptical. I could not get the thought out of my head that I would rather be doing a mission such as painting or building a house, working in somebody’s yard, or doing something that would directly affect a victim of hurricane Katrina in a positive way.
National Youth Gathering-New Orleans-Day 5
Today started out early. Some of the group got up and went to a Worship service at 7:30. Others chose to catch up on their sleep, which was hard to do considering we had to be up and out by 8 o’clock.
National Youth Gathering-New Orleans-Day 4
Today we went to the Learning Center at the New Orleans Convention. We did a variety of activities. That included making origami cranes and doing prayer letters. When we finished we came back to the hotel and went swimming and rested. Later we went to the Superdome where we listened to speakers such as Viola Vau
National Youth Gathering-New Orleans-Day 3
Today was a very eventful day for us all. First, we took a forty minute drive to the Honey Island swamp tours. We were fortunate enough to have an amazing tour guide who was very knowledgeable of the swamps. We also came into contact with three alligators. To our surprise though, there were no mosquitoes at the swamps, so the bug spray turned out to be a waste. Everyone seemed to enjoy the swamp tour, and as Hailey Frost said, “I’m glad there are no alligators in Nebraska.”
National Youth Gathering-Day 1
Today was our big travel day. We loaded up the bus in the rain at 7:30 a.m. from the Sheridan parking lot. Once all the churches arrived we were on the road by 8:15 a.m. The first few hours flew by because each person got the opportunity to introduce themselves to the rest of our bus mates and that took a while.
