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Fulfilling The Great Commission
By Emily Otness/The Pew
Top, Katie Carter, left,Sarah Powers, Nate Hutcherson refill buckets
with popcorn to complete the task of filling popcorn bags. Above,
mission trip member Miranda Hucaby, right, gives sack lunches away to
neighborhood children.
Top, Katie Carter, left,Sarah Powers, Nate Hutcherson refill buckets
with popcorn to complete the task of filling popcorn bags. Above,
mission trip member Miranda Hucaby, right, gives sack lunches away to
neighborhood children.
By Emily Otness
The Pew
AMARILLO – The rustling of paper bags and the sound of the popcorn
machine overwhelmed the ears of 31 sixth-graders as they vigorously
worked to prepare sack lunches.
The group from Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington and 25
congregation chaperons trekked to Amarillo to serve at City Church
from June 13 to 18.
“Going in to the trip, I was really scared about what I would see,” said
Miranda Hucaby, a sixth-grade mission trip participant. “I had seen
pictures from previous trips so I sort of knew what the kids would be
going through, but I wasn’t expecting to see how poor they were. I didn’
t know how I would react to it but once I saw how much they loved us, I
knew I could help the little kids by feeding them lunch and playing with
them.”
To be eligible to attend the church, sixth-graders had to complete a
four-year program in which every Wednesday night they learned what it
meant to know Christ, grow in Christ, serve Christ, and share Christ,
said LarryDan Melton, children’s pastor. Their sixth-grade year, they
participated in group service projects to equip them to serve and share
Christ.
“We did service projects all year to prepare for this past week. At the
time, a lot of kids didn’t understand some of the ones we did but after
this week they all made sense,” said participant Carrie Wilson. “On
Valentine’s Day, we made and served lunch to the senior citizens at
church. It didn’t make any sense at the time but now I understand that
we needed to know how to make lunch and serve it to be able to do
well on the trip.”
The students took part in preparing lunches, filling the brown paper
sacks and going on bus routes to pass out the lunches.
“I was most impressed by the kids’ lack of fear. They were not afraid of
anything and overcame the things they were fearful of before coming on
the trip,” said junior Grace Fisher, a leader who made the trip. “Also, I
was impressed by their willingness to do everything asked of them.
They all realized the goal of the trip and would do anything to achieve
it.”
While some enjoyed the bus routes, others stayed at City Church to
run the Vacation Bible School. The kids enjoyed bounce houses, water
slides, and a rock climbing wall. Attendees also participated in music
and heard a Bible story taught by selected sixth-graders. At the
conclusion of VBS, each child enjoyed a sack lunch and a snow cone.
“This week I led two girls to Christ. Hannah and Sarah were so
adorable and wanted to know more about Jesus,” Hucaby said. “When
I talked to them, they never stopped smiling and hugging me. It was
great knowing I made a difference and that they loved wrapping their
arms around me.”
The motto for the week was “It’s not about me” and through that
attitude, the Fielder Road sixth-graders led 41 kids to Christ. VBS
served as an opportunity for each participant to share their testimony
and lead kids to Christ.
The Pew
AMARILLO – The rustling of paper bags and the sound of the popcorn
machine overwhelmed the ears of 31 sixth-graders as they vigorously
worked to prepare sack lunches.
The group from Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington and 25
congregation chaperons trekked to Amarillo to serve at City Church
from June 13 to 18.
“Going in to the trip, I was really scared about what I would see,” said
Miranda Hucaby, a sixth-grade mission trip participant. “I had seen
pictures from previous trips so I sort of knew what the kids would be
going through, but I wasn’t expecting to see how poor they were. I didn’
t know how I would react to it but once I saw how much they loved us, I
knew I could help the little kids by feeding them lunch and playing with
them.”
To be eligible to attend the church, sixth-graders had to complete a
four-year program in which every Wednesday night they learned what it
meant to know Christ, grow in Christ, serve Christ, and share Christ,
said LarryDan Melton, children’s pastor. Their sixth-grade year, they
participated in group service projects to equip them to serve and share
Christ.
“We did service projects all year to prepare for this past week. At the
time, a lot of kids didn’t understand some of the ones we did but after
this week they all made sense,” said participant Carrie Wilson. “On
Valentine’s Day, we made and served lunch to the senior citizens at
church. It didn’t make any sense at the time but now I understand that
we needed to know how to make lunch and serve it to be able to do
well on the trip.”
The students took part in preparing lunches, filling the brown paper
sacks and going on bus routes to pass out the lunches.
“I was most impressed by the kids’ lack of fear. They were not afraid of
anything and overcame the things they were fearful of before coming on
the trip,” said junior Grace Fisher, a leader who made the trip. “Also, I
was impressed by their willingness to do everything asked of them.
They all realized the goal of the trip and would do anything to achieve
it.”
While some enjoyed the bus routes, others stayed at City Church to
run the Vacation Bible School. The kids enjoyed bounce houses, water
slides, and a rock climbing wall. Attendees also participated in music
and heard a Bible story taught by selected sixth-graders. At the
conclusion of VBS, each child enjoyed a sack lunch and a snow cone.
“This week I led two girls to Christ. Hannah and Sarah were so
adorable and wanted to know more about Jesus,” Hucaby said. “When
I talked to them, they never stopped smiling and hugging me. It was
great knowing I made a difference and that they loved wrapping their
arms around me.”
The motto for the week was “It’s not about me” and through that
attitude, the Fielder Road sixth-graders led 41 kids to Christ. VBS
served as an opportunity for each participant to share their testimony
and lead kids to Christ.
56 Christians travel to Amarillo to help
needy kids for the kingdom of God
needy kids for the kingdom of God