March 5th – 8th, the College & Youth students are invited to be a part of a mission trip to help a fellow LCMS Lutheran Church in NYC. The church is Our Saviour New York, and they serve Queens and Midtown Manhattan through two different church facilities that they own. The facility in Manhattan is in need of some repair, and that’s where we come in! Over the few days that we will be there we will paint, organize spaces, spackle drywall, and do whatever needs to be done. With that in mind, you may have questions about how everything is going to work. So here are some details for the trip.
March 5th – 8th // We will meet in the parking lot of Good Shepherd at 7:15A on the morning of Saturday, March 5th & will be leaving by 8:00A at the latest (eat breakfast before you come). We will return on Tuesday, March 8th in the late afternoon.
What do I have to do to go?
Pay the cost of $175 [this includes food, transportation, & lodging. Snacks at gas stations, souvenirs, etc. are to be paid for by you] & turn in your forms [liability, parent liability, & medical release] NO LATER THAN//THE DUE DATE of Sunday, February 21st. Checks should have students name on them & be made payable to ‘Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church’ with NYC Mission Trip in the memo line.
We are staying at the Koinania Mission House. This is a house run by a church in NYC that offers housing for church workers or church groups as they are in NYC & was recommended to us by Our Saviour. Due to the amazing rate that they give us for staying here, you will need to bring your own towel(s), sheets, and pillow(s). This will also be where we have morning & evening devotions as a group.
What are we using for transportation?
GREAT QUESTION! For getting to NYC from State College, we will be driving vans. Once we are in NYC we will park our vans where we are staying, & then we will purchase metro passes & use the subway for getting around NYC.
Another GREAT QUESTION! To answer this, see the posted packing list at the bottom of our post.
An amazing experience getting to be the hands & feet of Jesus, sharing His love, learning more about him, & building relationships with everyone on the trip!
*Please pack in duffle bag or small suitcase as we will not have a lot of room for luggage
Clothes & shoes you don’t mind getting paint on or possibly getting ripped
Jeans & a shirt (button down or t-shirt) for church on Sunday Evening
Toiletries; including shower supplies
A good jacket (or 2 if you get cold easily)
Bible & journal for writing
Sheets, blanket, & pillow for your bed
Charger for Cell Phone & Cell Phone:
Cell phones will not be allowed on the work site, or during any group time. This is not because Matt thinks phones are evil, he just wants us to spend time talking with one another & building relationships. You don’t need a phone to do this. Don’t worry, Matt will post daily updates to Instagram.
Anything that will draw you away from spending time building relationships
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