A Little Background

A few months ago, our church (Lavonia First Baptist Church) felt called to go on a mission trip. We searched for different locations, and all signs pointed to... Anchorage, Alaska! Every piece of the puzzle matched up, and there was no doubt that Alaska was where we were being called to serve.

There were many people eager to go on this trip, and we have ended up with a Christ-loving, geared up, 32-person team! This crew is full of ideas, ready to learn, and willing to do whatever it takes to share the love of God.

So how are we planning on sharing that love? We will be partnering with GraceWorks, an organization that brings churches in to work in multi-ethnic communities in Alaska. We will be focusing on the children by traveling to playgrounds and teaching them Bible stories, playing games with them, singing songs with them, making crafts with them, feeding them meals - just LOVING and entertaining them! At night, we will put on Park Parties. These are community parties where anyone can come and get a meal, and a wonderful opportunity for us to meet local families and spread the Love. To read a little more, check out this page.

We will be in charge of coming up with games and activities for the week, which means we need unique, fun ideas! We have SO many creative minds on our team, but if you have an idea of a fun craft or game for kids of any age, comments are definitely welcome! We would love to get anyone involved on this journey!

Our adventure starts on July 19 and we will spend a week in Anchorage, then our feet will step back on Georgia clay on July 27! "The Journey at First Baptist Church" can't wait to see what THIS Journey has in store. Please pray for our team, for the GraceWorks team, and for the lives we will have the opportunity to impact.

"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."

-Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)