Students in the High School Missions Club are looking forward to serving as the hands and feet of Jesus during two upcoming missions trips over Easter Break to the Bahamas and to Washington, DC. The students participated in several fundraisers in the fall and are now reaching out to family members, friends, and local churches to seek financial and prayer support for the trips.
The per person cost for the Bahamas trip is $2,350 and $900 for the Washington, DC trip. Club members raised $6,300 in November providing parking on the ACS campus for people attending the Pumpkin Run Car Show and Flea Market at the nearby Flemings Junk Yard. The club raised additional funds during the One Christmas Night event, where they received donations as they participated in the live nativity. The club plans to do a car wash and family skate night this spring as additional fundraisers, according to Missions Club Advisor and faculty member Dave Genter.
“The outbreak of COVID-19 prevented any missions trips for several years, but we were very pleased to be able to restart our missions trips in spring 2022,” Genter said. “It’s a life-changing experience for the students and it gets them to put their focus on others rather than themselves.”
Students going on the Bahamas missions trip will serving in a variety of ways, including working with children at sports camps and a handicapped center, tutoring at an after-school program, and leading a Vacation Bible School at a Haitian church.
In Washington, DC, the students will partnering with Praying Pelikan as they work with children doing tutoring, serving at a food bank and a soup kitchen, and doing street evangelism.
CLICK HERE if you would like to support the ACS mission teams or go to: https://acseht.org/giving/online-donation-form. Under the gift category section, choose the appropriate missions trip. In a separate fill-in box, please specify a missions club member’s name or the Missions Club. All gifts are tax deductible.
Since 2008, close to 350 students have gone on ACS missions trips and learned first-hand about the joy of serving God by serving others. For additional information, please contact Missions Club Advisor Dave Genter at dgenter@acseht.org.