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Mission Trip 2014
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MISSION TRIP 2014
AMEN/St. LouisJuly 7-11, 2014
Home, Sweet Home…for one week
Bunk beds and air conditioning !
Our First Assignment –Curby Presbyterian Church
We will help with VBS….. But first….
We help clean up neglected areas of the building
Beginning with + 300 pounds of recyclable metal from the “Dirt Room” underneath the sanctuary
Moldy books and supplies from the “Dirt Room” go to the alley dumpster
We clean from bottom to top….Including debris from the church tower
Meanwhile, Ralph helps replace burnt out lights.
There are 9 children the first night…over 15 by the third night of VBS
Tuesday’s Task – Paint the halls of Isaiah 58 – a food pantry & service center
We remove furniture and bulletin boards as clients come and go in the morning.
Next we tape the walls.
After the clients leave, we paint the walls.
And paint the walls…
And paint the walls.
Cooling Off After a Long Day of Work
Wednesday – Gateway Gardens
Gateway Gardens is a project acrossurban St. Louis of planting gardens in empty lots to assist people in learning to grow food, to create opportunities for people to connect socially, and to encourage biodiversity.
Abandoned Buildings around the garden plot where we worked
We prepared new beds for planting
Installed a concrete base and post for water hoses
We mowed around the raised beds and fence
We weed whipped the edges of beds
After a long day in the heat and after helping with VBS, we enjoyed some ice cream
Thursday – Kingdom House
Established in 1902, it is near downtown St. Louis
Roofing repairs to outdoor shelters
And more roofing repairs
Turning compost in their bins
They composted from their yard waste, but also food scraps
After lunch, sorting in the Kingdom House Thrift Shop
The Thrift Shop included clothing for men and women
We even found a few items we considered purchasing
Then back to Curby Memorial for another night of VBS
Friday – Grace Hill Center
Abandoned housing owned by St. Louis City Land Reclamation Authority near Grace Hill’s facility
Still more abandoned housing around where we worked
Head Start Children we accompanied to Grace Hill’s “Peace Park.”
And, of course, they had a gardening project too
Grace Hill’s Head Start program used the gardens to teach children about nutrition and food as well as gardening skills.
Before we started on one of the beds
The same bed….after we finished.
Grace Hill’s Fruit Orchard where they teach about foods, nutrition, and gardening skills.
Bye, Bye…..Each group leaves a picture on
the wall at AMEN/St. Louis when they leave.
The gift of First Presbyterian Church to the people and ministries of St. Louis
• Six people
• 35 Hours of service
TOTAL HOURS OF SERVICE – 210 hours or 5 ½ weeks of one person working alone
TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE - $3,150(@ $15/hour)