This year the youth group at Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, KS has decided to go to Hilton Head, SC for our mission trip. Hilton Head is typically seen as a major tourist attraction due to its gorgeous beach scenes and lovely island weather, however, we are focusing on the poverty stricken community. Many of the island's residents are actually elders that have chosen this as the place to live out their retirement; others often work at the tourist resorts for low pay.
There will be four major areas of ministry that my youth group will work on in Hilton Head: nursing home visits, service projects, beach ministry and children's center ministry. We will have time to carry on conversations with the elderly, play with and read to the children, speak with locals and visitors on the very popular beaches, and repair/bring life back to many buildings and organize at a food bank. All of these will allow opportunities to connect with the people of Hilton Head and share the Good News and our testimonies if asked.
There will hopefully be updates on our daily adventures on this blog, as long as long as the wifi permits! There will also be a video blog channel and I will post the link here when we get it set up. we are extremely excited for this opportunity and cannot wait to leave for Hilton Head this Saturday!
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