Summer at Marion Christian Church!

Register for the Mystery Mission Trip here: http://marionchristianchurch.wufoo.com/forms/marion-christian-church-mission-trip-2012/

Cost: $100.00 (Scholarships available) Make checks payable to Marion Christian Church.

Register for Camp!

MCC will pay for 1/2 of your camp cost. Scholarships are available if needed.

Register here: http://www.christianconferencecenter.org/camps/

Mystery Mission Trip Day 2

Mystery Mission Trip Day 2: We got to Raytown Christian Church (Raytown, MO) late Wednesday. This morning we made breakfast and then headed off for our morning work with Frontporch Alliance in Kansas City and spent the afternoon at Harvester's Food Bank. We have sleepy kids and sleepy adults but will sleep well knowing that we've served well.

The kids are having a great time with the youth from FCC Zanesville, OH and are looking forward to the next few days.

Mystery Mission Trip 2011 Info

Mystery Mission Trip 2011 Info·

Be at the church and ready to leave at 4:00pm on Wednesday , June 22, 2011

· Come with your best attitude, ready and willing to serve God, have fun, make new friends, and reconnect with old friends.

· Please bring:

1. Sleeping Bag/Pillow

2. Air Bed/Something soft to sleep on

3. Toiletries

4. Towel

5. Water Bottle

6. Work Clothes for 3 days (please do not bring your nice clothes/shoes. Bring something that you don’t mind getting yucky)

7. One set of nice clothes/shoes

8. Sunscreen

9. Bug Spray

· If you are planning to bring cell phone/ipod/whatever, please do so with the knowledge that we are taking this trip with the intention of serving others and building community in our group. There will be times that it is appropriate to use electronics and times when it is not. Please use your equipment respectfully and at appropriate times.

· We plan to be back at the church in the evening on Sunday, June 26th. We will call parents approximately one hour prior to our arrival so they may plan accordingly for pick up.

Home!

Well, we didn't arrive home at the planned time. Unfortunately we took about a 3 hour detour somewhere in Missouri which meant we arrived home at about 1:00am Monday morning. (Note to self: Do not rely on electronic devices for navigational purposes. There is a reason people still use paper maps. They don't need batteries or a wireless signal!)

What a week! I am exceedingly proud of our young people. They are kind, hard working, smart, funny, and wonderful to be around. Thank you to all parents for sharing your children with us this week. I'm sure they will spend most of the day today sleeping, I know Brian and I will!

I will spend this week putting together a short video of our trip to show in both worship services next week. For now, however, I'm going to take a nap!

Heading Home!

What a week! We have painted, cleaned, packed, sliced and moved our way through numerous work projects. We have met new friend, solved clues, learned how to work together to create edible meals, and have had fun together.

Yesterday we spent some time at a water park to cool off and many of us are now sunburned. Our sunburned selves will be worshipping with First Christian Church in Paducah, KY this morning before one final lunch with our new friends from FCC Zanesville, OH. We hope to be home between 9-10pm tonight! Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts while on this venture.

Day 4

Yesterday was a great day! We spent the day helping a day camp with underprivileged kids at Noble Park in Paducah, KY. We ran a carnival for the kids and took them fishing. What a great experience as our kids got to feel the love and appreciation of the kids they spent the day with. Last night the kids were rewarded with a short trip to the McCracken County Fair. We were scheduled to do some garbage pick up along the river but were unable due to our car troubles. Our hope is to get that done today.

Random Act of Kindness Breakfast

This morning we completed aour annual random act of kindness meal. Our groups paid the bill for two unsuspecting tables and provided our waitress with a generous tip. When quesţioned we just shared that we are spending our trip sharing God's love in lots of different ways. IHOP Paducah...done.