This year our High School Youth spent a week in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina working with Carolina Cross Connection. Here is a recap of the trip originally shared by the team on our social media accounts.
Day 1
The 2024 Mission Trip has officially begun! Today we had a long day of driving before stopping in Knoxville, TN for the night. We ended the day with some team building activities! Tomorrow we leave bright and early to finish the drive to North Carolina. We are so excited for this week
Day 2
A very busy day 2! This morning we departed Knoxville and had a very scenic drive through the Smokey Mountains to our final destination in NC (we saw a bear and some elk!). We arrived at Camp Dogwood, which is located right on Lake Norman. The staff led us through some team building and an orientation where we learned about the work we’ll be doing this week. We ended the day with devotional time and worship. Tomorrow is our first work day!
Day 3
Today was our first work day! All of our groups made lots of progress demoing decks and porches. After a long day of work we cooled off in the lake! We ended the day with small group discussions, devotional, and worship. We’re ready to get back to work tomorrow!
Day 4
Today was full of hard work! All of our groups overcame challenges and made lots of progress building the new decks. After the work day we spent time playing cards, doing fun activities led by the Camp Dogwood staff, and worship. The night ended with an intense game of spikeball! MVPS of the day: Gavin, Lucas, Will, and Jane
Day 5
Today, many of our groups successfully finished their projects! We are all so proud of our hard work throughout these past couple days. MVPs of the day are Andy, Mia D, Russ, Carson and Cadence!
Day 6
Today was our last day on the work sites! Here are some of the amazing projects that our groups completed this week.
Day 7
Yesterday we finished up our projects and celebrated with some ice cream! Back at Camp Dogwood we played an intense game of Minute to Win It, and ended the night with a meaningful worship. MVPs: Jocelyn, Kate, Eli, and Alyssa!
Today and yesterday! We volunteered at a local church, and ended our time at Camp Dogwood with a touching last worship service. For fellowship day today, we zip lined through the Smokey Mountains, and then explored downtown Asheville! Currently, we’re on our way to Knoxville for the night before heading home tomorrow.
That’s a wrap on Mission Trip 2024! We feel so blessed to have experienced such a special week. We will miss our 11 seniors so much and wish them the best of luck next year!
Comments