The 2024 Teen Mission was a great success for our teens and the families of Midland, Michigan that we served.
During the week-long trip, our group of 16 people joined with over 200 others from 2 countries (US, Japan), 8 states, and 13 churches to form 38 work crews and work on 29 home. In all we completed 95% of projects and 6,810 hours of service hours. Our group was comprised of teens from all three churches in our Family of Parishes (FOP) plus 5 other churches.
Thank you to everyone in our FOP community who helped and supported the trip through our euchre competition and bottle/can drive fundraisers.
For reference – Teen Home Repair Mission Trips focus on home repairs for elderly, disabled, or financially challenged families. The types of home repair projects range from painting, to building decks and wheelchair ramps, and other general home repairs, but the service projects often are secondary to the spiritual growth that happens when teenagers step out of their own worlds and serve those in need. Beyond the physical transformation that happens in communities, teenagers bring the hope and light of Jesus to the residents they serve.
If there’s a teenager, college student, or adult in your family or neighborhood that would like to learn these skills, benefit from personal and spiritual growth, lead others, build out a resume, or just have fun helping others while expressing their faith, please contact me for more information.
Paul Candela
candelas@wowway.com
810-523-6818
