Our spring Break Mission Trip was amazing!!! I am so grateful to our students and adults and their hearts and attitudes. Their diligence helped Garden City Chapel by the Sea get their facilities ready for their upcoming summer. Garden City Chapel by the Sea accommodates around 12,000 young people from church groups each year. Those groups come from many different denominations and from approximately 22 states. Here is a brief overview of what happened in our days of ministering:
Wednesday
We arrive and we eat and get settled in. We then hit the ground running by training for our evangelism endeavors. We have a brief training in using the Evangel Cubes and then it is off to the arcade and pier to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. They were nervous by they stepped out in faith and boldness and we saw 2 people surrender to Christ as their Lord and Savior!!
Thursday
We spend the day working on the grounds of Garden City Chapel. It was amazing weather and we got a lot done. We laid 6-8 pallets of sod, cleaned all the dorms and the chapel, pressure washed three dorms, and filled in holes caused by erosion with dirt. That night we go to Broadway at the Beach and enjoy a night of shopping, fun and good food!!
Friday
Work that should have lasted 2 days is finished in 2 hours on the second day. Our students and adults worked so hard on Thursday that they finished 98% of the work and only had a few odds and ends to take car of on Friday. They are rewarded with free time on the beach!!! That night we have a special time of sharing the Lord’s Supper on the beach. This is my favorite part of our trip. We contemplated on the sacrifice of Christ and His mighty love for us. It was an awesome time of reflection as we walked to the beach in silence, had communion and walked back in silence.
Saturday
We load up and head home.
It was an incredible weekend and I am so blessed to have students and adults who work so hard and step out in faith to give Jesus Christ maximum glory!!
We have been blessed to have such a mission minded church. World Changers has been a missions opportunity that we have pursued for a long time. Last year we shifted gears a little bit and let Mission Serve help us in our mission endeavors for the summer. This year we shift again. Why? My desire is to see you have a well rounded missions experience in your years as a part of Fairview Baptist Church. World Changers is great with physical labor and earning the right to share the Gospel through selflessly serving others. However, you can stay on a roof and never really confront anyone about their need for Jesus. This year we want to give you an opportunity to be on the ground floor of missions with PowerPlant. 
