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Changed for Good - Mission Trips this Summer

"How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses to help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action." 1 John 4: 17-18  When I hear the words “Here for Good” my thoughts immediately go to service and the ways in which we can use our time, talents and financial resources to help others. When I was in high school, I went with my church youth group (with my mom as a chaperone) on my first ever mission trip. We worked in Loveland, CO, doing home repairs, in soup kitchens and with Urban Servant Corps before heading up to Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp to hike and enjoy the outdoors. I remember how amazing it was to drive in the mountains for the first time, to work in an urban setting...

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