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MISSION TRIP REPORT - FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
By Steven Kirby

We have returned home from a wonderful campaign to northern Illinois. Our biggest group ever traveled north to Freeport for a week of door knocking, VBS, and fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ and the wonderful community that surrounds them. Twenty-seven of us traveled approximately 1,400 miles to spread God’s wonderful news.

While in Freeport, we were able to help knock on approximately 1,800 doors. We handed out flyers and information about the church, and invited everyone to a VBS and Community Fair to be held at the end of the week. Our days were long and unfortunately HOT! We hit some of the hottest days of the year for that part of the country. (We must have taken it north with us from Kentucky.) But, we did what we were supposed to do and the team held it together.

Our teens did a wonderful job of decorating and preparing for VBS. We didn’t know what to expect on the first night, but we were blessed with 47 children to teach. The other two nights went well also with 45 and 37 in attendance. We had six classes with children from the ages of 2 years through high school. Our teens did a wonderful job preparing and teaching the lessons. Some of our teens that didn’t teach either helped with classroom activities or with crafts. On Saturday, our kids helped with a Community Fair at the building. They supervised and entertained kids with carnival activities, a petting zoo, and even getting wet in the dunking booth. We should all be proud of our kids! They did a wonderful job and learned some valuable lessons.

Our summer mission trips are a time for fellowship and growth. I saw this year a few teens that wouldn’t even knock on a door last year, and this year they went right up and knocked by themselves. I saw new students on their first mission experience grow in God’s faith and love. I saw our kids grow in friendship and love for one another. Yes, we did hit some bumps along the way, but those bumps are valuable experiences for a great Christian life in the future. Our kids learn and grow from mission experiences, and we should all be proud!

APOLOGIES FROM THE WEBMASTER
We want to apologize for the slow updates to the website. We were experiencing some technical problems a few weeks ago, but we have worked those items out. We are, however, having some conflicts in keeping the website updated - due to the busy summer schedule. We will try to do our best to keep the website updated to the best of our ability. We ask for your patience during this busy time of the year for all of us here in the church office.
Thank you
Steven Kirby