Washington Church Chooses Hometown for Mission Trip Destination
Members of Faith Baptist Church in Washington, IA will spend the next four days on a mission trip in their hometown.
“We want to show love to the community we call home,” says Pastor Harald Gruber. “We’ve had some great experiences on mission trips all over the country and world, but we’ve decided this year we want to invest our time and resources right here in Washington.”
A group of over 30 individuals will begin this trip, called “FaithWorks”, tomorrow morning and continue through the end of the day Saturday. One FaithWorks team will roof a house, paint a house, and repair a front porch.
“As I was walking through my neighborhood one day, I realized a house that could really use a new roof,” Gruber said. “We want to show families in Washington we care about their needs, so we’re providing all of the supplies and labor to give this family a new roof.”
Another FaithWorks team will prepare meals for the Tree of Life Clinic, serve dinner to the church’s neighbors in Parkside Estates, hand out free waters and cookies at the Farmer’s Market, garden and clean at Stewart and Lincoln Elementary, and provide volunteers for Main Street Washington’s Celebrate Washington event on Saturday.
“We want all of our FaithWorks projects to show the people in our community that we love and care about them,” Gruber said. “We’ve been given life and love through what Jesus did for us on the cross, and we want to constantly share that love with others.”
“I Love Washington” is written across the front of the t-shirts that FaithWorks team members will wear throughout the trip.
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