Meet the Vermont Mission Team
Second Row (Joseph, Jordan, Giuseppe, Kristin, Theresa, Gillian, Berney, Phil, Pablo)
Third Row (Amy, Aspen, Madison, Lilli, Reita, Michelle, (Missing Don, Michelle’s husband), Danny)
Meet the Team Leaders
(Aspen Whitaker, Michelle Patterson, Jon Ward)
Helping Others
As a team, we split up and reached out to help local outreaches
Street Ministry
Walking the Streets
Hotdog Outreach
Helping The Church
Easter Egg Helicopter Drop
Prepping for the big day. we had to fill over 10,000 eggs with candy and make a bunch of balloon animals
Day of the big event
We placed eggs on the ground, made balloon animals, and did face paintings.
Face Painting
Balloon Animals
The Helicopter Drop
Skits
Set me Free
Sticky Chair
Resurrection
Worship team
Helping with Production
Testimonies
Children and Youth Ministries
Prayer Ministry
We want to thank everyone at
Revive church in Fair Haven, Vermont
It was wonderful meeting all of you!
On our free day, the members of revive church took us out sightseeing to see some of the local attractions.
In the end, we all had a great experience
Final Thoughts
This was my first mission trip, and I didn’t know what to expect. I had fears about evangelizing to strangers. While I had shared the gospel with friends, approaching a stranger about Christ and salvation was new and intimidating. I also worried about the skits we were to perform. Overall, I feared the unknown and doubted my abilities. However, all of this changed on the first day.
Pastor Derik Kerber, along with his family and staff at Revive Church, had prepared a path for us. Every day, they provided us with opportunities to assist them and other community organizations. Our leaders, Michelle and Don Patterson, Jon Ward, and Aspen Whitaker, offered us daily guidance and encouragement to step out of our comfort zones and embrace the assignment God had called us to.
During this week, I made new friends and learned a lot about myself. One thought that continues to impact me is this: we walk among the lost, our lost brothers and sisters. They live in a broken world, feeling broken themselves, and they don’t know how much God loves them. That responsibility falls on us. We need to stop shouting the judgment of the Law and start sharing the love of Christ. The only difference between the lost and the found is simply this: we know how much God loves us, and they do not. It is up to us to let them know.
Danny Trout
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To the members of Revive Church,
Thank you for taking time out of your daily lives to make our trip so memorable. May you continue to make a difference in your community.
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To the Vermont Mission Team,
During a challenging season in my life, you reached out and lifted me up. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish life weren’t so busy, and that we had more time to gather together. Let’s not forget the incredible week we spent in Vermont, and let’s strive to make it happen again someday.