Junior High Mission Trip 2007

Sacramento, New Mexico

By Alan Quick

A mountain top experience – These words sum up my week on the junior high mission trip to Sacramento, New Mexico.   Why would 14 adults spend a week of vacation to be with 61 junior high kids?  At the risk of creating a long waiting line of adults wanting to help out, let me list some of the week’s highlights:

1. The beauty of God’s creation in the mountains of New Mexico
2. Youth publicly recommitting their lives to Christ
3. Most youth working very hard on building a trail for others to enjoy
4. Youth interacting with adults and other youth, regardless of age groups
5. Infectious laughter and joy and optimism
6. Nightly singing and testimonials from youth and adults that topped any organized revival
7. No TVs, PCs, video games, cell phones, or iPods but still engaging one another in conversation and card playing
8. Kids turning into young adults
9. A large number of strangers transformed into a welcoming family of friends
10. Youth seeking and finding comfort in positive role models

 Parents, thank you for loaning your sons and daughters to us for a week!