Missions

Mongolia
This summer Aubrey Cook (‘19) traveled for almost two days in order to get to the “end of the world,” Mongolia, for two weeks. She and ten other people from Somerset Alliance Church served the missionaries and Mongolian people in various ways. The first week, they held an English camp for kids ages…
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Missions: 2018-19

Kyiv, Ukraine
~ by Laura Courtney, English Teacher This is the twelfth year that I have had the opportunity to serve at an English Camp in Kyiv, Ukraine. Our team was wonderfully diverse: 1 Aussie, 7 Americans, 4 Kiwis, and 1 Chinese/American. Throughout camp, we played games, had Bible discussions, watched a mov…
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Missions: 2018-19

Lima, Peru
This past July, Megan Hodges (‘20) traveled to Lima, Peru, with her brother Zachary (‘17), and a group of people from their church, Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship. While there, they served many children. They went out into the community and shared a Bible lesson with the children, gave hairc…
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Missions: 2018-19

Niagara Falls
This summer Daniel (‘20) and Mary Hostetter (‘22) went with their youth group on a missions trip to Niagara Falls. Daniel served by beautifying a cemetery, working in a Salvation Army garden, and playing bingo with seniors at an area church. He enjoyed the cookout held for community members where he…
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Missions: 2018-19

Alaska
Alaina Miller (‘18) and Adrianna Thomas (‘19) had the opportunity to participate in a week-long trip in July with their church, Emmanuel, to Anchorage, Alaska. There they worked with local kids at a playground in the middle of a low-income neighborhood. In this area, in particular, the majority of t…
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Missions: 2018-19

Tanzania, Africa
Drew Taylor (‘21) along with his father Andrew and other members of Faith Chapel, traveled to Tanzania, Africa in April. The majority of their time was spent serving at a children’s home whose focus was children with disabilities. While at the home, they interacted with the children, helped serve lu…
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Missions: 2017-18

San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Brielle Antesberger (‘20) fell in love with the children at El Hogar de Ninos Emmanuel, a Christian home for homeless, abused, and severely neglected children, when she traveled this past summer to volunteer. In January, Brielle returned to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with her mom and dad for her thir…
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Missions: 2017-18

Kyiv, Ukraine
Laura Courtney returned to Kyiv this summer for her 11th mission trip to serve at an English Camp. Her team was full of people ready to take on new challenges! For the first time, Laura only taught one of the English lessons she created. Camp is always a great time to develop relationships, and God…
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Missions: 2017-18

Tecate, Mexico
This past June, Aubrey Cook (‘19) traveled to Tecate, Mexico, with 16 other people including her dad. They poured seven slab foundations [that would allow homes to be built through other teams coming down on mission trips]. Her team also built a 12 x 16 house. The small size of this home impacted Au…
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Missions: 2017-18

Lost Creek, KY
In July of 2017, two vans of youth and adults traveled to Lost Creek, KY, to enjoy fellowship with the faculty and staff of Riverside Christian School and Caney Creek Conservative Mennonite Church. Of those two vans, more than half of us were JCS students, employees or patrons! Those from JCS were:…
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Missions: 2017-18