Mission Trip Journal
Our first full work day in Ruskin, Florida was one for the record books. We began the day in several groups tackling some big projects. They were painting the entire auditorium at the church building and painting a few homes in the community.
We are ahead of schedule after one day and we have big plans for tomorrow. With a little bit of good fortune, we may even finish all the projects the congregation has planned for us. Hopefully, we’ll have some big news about some hard work tomorrow.
We left last night, July 12 at 11:56 pm from the Tompkinsville Church of Christ building. We piled into 2 separate 15 passenger vans and made our way to Ruskin, Florida (a small town outside of Tampa). All totaled, there were 25 of us from the Tompkinsville, Mt. Gilead, and Germany Churches of Christ. Our group was made up of teenagers, retirees, and many in-between. As you can see below, it’s quite a handsome collection of God’s people.
We made our way through Tennessee, Georgia, and eventually on to Florida without much trouble. We settled into our house, ate some dinner, made grocery and beach stops before turning in for the evening. We will worship tomorrow morning with the South Hillsborough Church of Christ before our works begins in earnest after evening services. Stay tuned for more updates.
The pictures below from our trip represent just a few moments frozen in time. However, those moments represent the work of a few and the prayers of many. Our trip will be something that forever changes those who went. I pray you'll be inspired by these photos to join us next year.
