Good news, folks. It’s finally time to dust off my sleeping bag and backpack! From June 16th – July 1st I will be co-leading a high school missions trip to Puerto Rico through the Ambassador program at AIM. I’m extremely excited that AIM has offered me the opportunity to pour into the lives these teenagers, some of whom have never left the country before.
Though we will only be there for two weeks, this will be a very relational outreach. Our time will be spent partnering with local churches and ministries focused on kids ministry, visiting local orphanages and nursing homes, door to door evangelism, and sports ministry. Many Puerto Ricans live well below the standard for what is considered “poverty,” desperately in need of hope and joy.
I was a freshman in high school the first time I left the country. The church that my family had just begun attending was sending a group of high schoolers to Jamaica for 10 days. I remember that when we got off the plane it felt SO hot outside. The bugs were huge. The shower water felt like glacier run-off after being in the scorching sun all day. People were living in fallen-down shacks with incomplete walls. My Jamaican experience definitely impacted me at the time, but I’m just now beginning to see even more fruit come from seeds that were planted on that trip. I know that the same impact will be had in the lives of all of these students and I’m excited to be a part of it!
As many of you know, Puerto Rico is of particular interest to me because of some of the dreams and visions that God has given me. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can read more about that here. This will be my first time to visit the country and serve it’s people; what I anticipate will be the first of many!
If you would like to partner with me, please click the “Support Me” tab on the left side of this page. The cost of the trip is just shy of $1,000. You all have been fantastic in supporting me both prayerfully and financially and I am deeply thankful. I ask you to once again join me in serving God’s people overseas.
