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Our Mission Trip focus is to share the heart of God from the heart of Downtown Macon by fostering healing for the broken places of life. Our theme this year is KOINONIA, which means Christian fellowship or communion with God, or more commonly, with fellow Christians. Koinonia indicates a bond based on a shared interest or goal - following after Christ, growing in His love and teachings. The word also emphasizes the importance of sharing material goods as a sign of following Jesus' command to "love your neighbor as yourself."
Our devotions, music, fellowship, and mission work will all center around our bible verse for the week, Mark 12:30-31: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
Mission Work:
We are working with the Inspiritus Organization in Savannah, Georgia, which assists hundreds of refugees, asylees, and immigrants on their journey from surviving to thriving. We will be working with potentially up to 100 families that have been placed in Savannah over the past several years. Many participants are Congolese Christians displaced by civil war, and Afghan refugees. Our youth will doing projects that include building clothing racks, organizing a school uniform closet, and helping distribute the uniforms to participating families. We will also provide activities for children while their families are registering and receiving the uniforms. To learn more about the Inspiritus Organization and the work they do with refugees, visit https://weinspirit.org/refugees.
While we are on the trip, we will also be working with the Wesley Community Center of Savannah. We will be painting their computer learning center, which was installed for use during their after-school program. To learn more about the Wesley Community Center, visit https://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/.
Activities:
Our schedule will include beach time, shopping on River Street, downtown Savannah Wesley walk, ice cream, games, and plenty of time growing spiritually through our relationships with each other. It will be an impactful week of mission work, fellowship, and fun!
In Christ's Love,
Elisa
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