The St. Peter’s Youth Group got back from their Mission Trip last night, after a 3,000+-mile journey and a week at work in Dulac, LA, helping build housing in a region that’s been devastated by hurricanes – and that now has to deal with the oil spill. (See “Gulf Coast Plea: ‘Keep Buying Our Louisiana Seafood’” for more about that.)
Many thanks to these kids – and to the kids from Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, who went to Dulac, too – for what they’ve done with loving and faithful hearts to help others, and for representing St. Peter’s and Redeemer – and Morristown – to the world. We’re all very proud of them.
You can read the Youth Group’sTwitter page of their comments throughout the 12-day trip here. I’ve loved following along with them via Twitter; it was a little bit of this and a little bit of that, every day – getting a real spontaneous sort of feel for what was going on in their travels, work, and lives. Twitter is actually just perfect for something like this – it gives you the feeling of being right there. Here are a few of those comments from the past week (in reverse order, they way they came in):
- We r in new jersey snapidy snap – hannah about 22 hours ago via txt
- I think there is the possibility of tears (of happiness) when we cross the new jersey border haha 🙂 -kelsey Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:02:31 AM via txt
- Festival at the World’s Fair Park in Knoxville. Food music and fireworks. Happy 4th everyone! Sunday, July 04, 2010 11:15:32 PM via txt
- We stopped at Sugar’s Ribs for lunch. The place had wifi and goats outside, what more could you ask for? -emily 4:05 PM Jul 4th via txt
- Chatanooga-hannah 1:52 PM Jul 4th via txt
- The girls are missing home but know we will be home soon!!!! Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:02:47 PM via txt
- Wow i did not know girls could be so loud!!! Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:21:35 AM via txt
- Today we are traveling through the natchez reservation to visit a plantation then… 10:47 AM Jul 3rd via txt
- I miss dulac already 🙁 -amber Friday, July 02, 2010 8:03:52 PM via txt
- Wow its all over our job is done and dinner is cooking! Friday, July 02, 2010 5:11:49 PM via txt
- The ceiling is finished!! Friday, July 02, 2010 1:38:51 PM via txt
- When i close my eyes i see hammers pulling nails out of boards. Literally. -emily 10:33 PM Jun 30th via txt
- We are very proud of the girls so far. They have given every thing their best efforts. What great group they are.-drew 8:28 PM Jun 30th via txt
- Had some amazing beignets at cafe du monde. New orleans is great -emily 6:48 PM Jun 30th via txt
- Tacos tonight! I did the prayer! Hoot hoot – hannah 7:27 PM Jun 29th via txt
- Instead of tan lines we got dirt lines:) soo dirty but havin so much fun!!! Ally<3 hope.love.happiness 1:25 PM Jun 28th via txt
- Things are simmering down! Hot and tired! Thats what a mission trip is about! Goodnight! – kmad 11:42 PM Jun 27th via txt
(St. Peter’s has a Twitter feed, too, here; we’ll post event news there as it happens.)
