Missions

Georgia, Alabama, Ecuador, and Guatemala
Megan Hodges (‘20) just completed a nine-month mission trip to Georgia, Alabama, Ecuador, and Guatemala.  She says it’s hard to sum up this trip in a few paragraphs, but shared some things learned on the mission field.   Community is so important:  “In community, we can constantly lift each oth…
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Missions: 2020-21

Budapest
Sadie Sprankle (‘13) returned to Budapest in mid-February. She has been continuing her work in English speaking clubs for Hungarian teenagers and writing English curriculum for summer camps. This summer the One Mission Society team will host several evangelistic summer camps in Hungary. Sadie will t…
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Missions: 2020-21

Budapest, Hungary & Kyiv, Ukraine
This is the thirteenth year that Miss Laura Courtney has had the opportunity to serve at an English Camp in Kyiv, Ukraine. In addition to the usual camp, she was able to serve in Budapest, Hungary, with her friend Sadie Sprankle (‘13), who is in full-time ministry there. At the camp in Hungary, the…
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Missions: 2019-20

Nairobi, Kenya
After 8 years of supporting Erick Simba (director of Christian Best Camps of Kenya), God made it clear that Mrs. Marsha Carr was to travel to Nairobi to visit the camp and minister to the people. Marsha traveled November 4-18. “I was blessed to be able to sit on the playground that JCS has helped to…
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Missions: 2019-20

Lynn, Massachusetts
Five JCS students went on a mission trip with Emmanuel Church this past July to Lynn, Massachusetts.  On this trip, Mary Hostetter (‘22), Sarah Huston (‘22), and Jacob Huston (‘22) served at a food kitchen (My Brother’s Table) and also at a day home for older people.  While at the day home, Mary was…
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Missions: 2019-20

Lima, Peru
Megan Hodges (‘20) returned to Lima, Peru, in July with her brother Zachary (‘17) and a group of people from her church, Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship.  While they were there, they served many children and families. They went out into the community and shared a Bible lesson with the childre…
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Missions: 2019-20

Anchorage, Alaska
Last June, Daniel Hostetter (‘20) flew to Anchorage, Alaska, for a week with the Emmanuel Church youth group. Every afternoon, his ministry group spent time at a local park playing with children of all ages from the surrounding trailer parks. These kids were many different ethnicities (Asian, Africa…
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Missions: 2019-20

Jamaica
Reilly McKay (‘21) along with a team from his church, Pioneer Presbyterian, traveled to the Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf in Knockpatrick, Jamaica. The team stayed at the main campus for a week helping in a variety of ways. They cleaned out a garage, began building a new chicken coop, star…
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Missions: 2018-19

Puerto Rico
Leslie (‘15), Kelsey (‘17), Iliana Hunsberger (‘20) traveled to Aibonito, Puerto Rico, in December 2018 to visit and work with Uncle Dean (‘65) and Aunt Juanita Yoder. Dean and Juanita left in October to help with construction work on Academia Menonita Betania. The Mennonite School was severely dama…
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Missions: 2018-19

Kentucky
~ by Jason Crissman, History Teacher   Berkey Church had the privilege to go again and work beside the folks in Lost Creek, Kentucky, this past June. We stayed at the Riverside Christian School, working there during the days, and then held a Vacation Bible School up in the “holler” at Caney Creek Me…
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Missions: 2018-19