Youth '99 Missions Trip
to Tunica, Mississippi

June 26 - July 3, 1999

This summer our senior high youth group will be traveling to Tunica, Mississippi to serve with Adventures in Missions. We will be sharing the love and Good News of Jesus Christ through ministries of construction and evangelism. Read below about the community in which we'll serve, and check back periodically as we prepare for another eye-opening summer of ministry.

Project Profile

Tunica:

Long known for the racial segregation that has split the town of Tunica in two, Tunica County made headlines several years ago as the poorest county In America. Few black families live above the poverty level, but the newly formed Ministers' Association believe that spiritual riches are in store for Tunica in 1998. Pastor Paul Husband (who is white) and Pastor Rodney Hibbler (who is black) have a passion to fulfill the Great Commission and to bring racial reconciliation to Tunica. After attending a PromiseKeepers Rally in Memphis in the fall of 1996, Hibbler and Husband believed the Lord was calling them to help bring the black and white pastors in Tunica County together to fulfill the Great Commission. The result was a newly formed Ministers Association of five black pastors ;and four white pastors who meet weekly in an Experiencing God Bible study. Subsequently, they began to plan an outreach effort together. Christ is at work in uniting the ministers as He breaks dawn the walls that have separated the races for so long. The pastors have invited AIM to partner with them to bring about racial reconciliation in Tunica County.

Ministry:

Teams will engage in ministries such as home repair, evangelism and VBS. Home repair includes everything from scraping, painting, and laying floors, to installing insulation. Our objective is to show Christs love by raising the standard of living for those living in poverty. Teams can share Christ through sports evangelism, friendship evangelism while on work sites, and door-to-door evangelism. Be prepared to visit the elderly and minister through music, drama and worship at the Tunica Convalescent Center. Also, several buses will pick up more than 100 grammar school children and bring them to the missions center for your Vacation Bible School.

Housing and Food:

Groups will be housed in a youth center. Participants will need to provide their own sleeping bags and air mattresses. Food will be prepared at the center.

Transportation:

Groups will need to provide their own transportation to, from and during the project.

Other:

Your team can choose among the following off-day options: A tour of nearby Memphis, a picnic at a local reservoir, or a steamboat ride dawn the Mississippi.

Adventures in Missions
6000 Wellspring Trail,
Gainesville, GA 30506
(770) 983-1060
http://www.adventures.org/

See also:

• CSM - You're Taking My Kid Where?!
  How to assess the risks and rewards of youth-ministry mission and service trips for your kids.