Teen Missions Trip News from the summer teams to Suriname. Check back for weekly updates about team activities, ministry news and travel updates.
Our team went to Suriname, South America. We went to Suriname to build the girls’ dorms at Camp Zion. Not only did we work on the dorms, but we also built our team and had a great time. There were many times when we had spiritual uplifting and times where …
Wow, today is our last day here in Suriname! Let me tell you about our past few days here. Saturday by 8:45 a bus showed up with about 20 workers from Olevia Baptist Church full of men ready to work on the roof and women ready to cook lunch. It …
With only six more days left in Suriname, it’s almost unbelievable that our time here is almost over. The days and weeks have flown by. We are finishing up with two days of blocklaying today and tomorrow, then Saturday six chuches have been invited out to help us put up …
The walls are continuing to go up at a steady pace. The team has been working very hard to meet the goals we have set for each day. In addition to that, we have had a steady group of SBs everyday to help us get some extra work done. Saturday we …
Crossing the halfway point of our project time, the team has now worked over 60 hours on their project. Over 620 blocks are in place. Before this week, it seemed almost as many blocks that went up had to come down and be redone because of mistakes. We weren’t seeing …
The leaders have been praying for more evangelistic opportunities and this weekend we got plenty! Friday night we went to South Baptist Church to play volleyball with the youth. Harry had been telling us that they get together to play each week and it’s not all that competitive, but mostly …
Over 270 blocks already laid! The team continues mixing an endless supply of mortar and some of the walls are chest high. The team continues to work on three sides of the building. The dimentions are roughly 56’x58′. One window frame along the back wall is in place. It has …
On Friday, the team worked very hard. Jesse and Dan finished two double door frames and three single door frames. The back door and the side door frames are already standing in place. The rest of the team traded off breaking blocks, laying blocks and mixing mortar. They have begun …
Our team arrived safely with all our luggage last night around 1am. We loaded up into three small trucks and rode one hour to Camp Zion. Harry and his wife, who are the caretakers at Camp Zion, had beds made up and warmly welcomed us. We slept in a bit …
The team arrived safely at around 1 a clock in the morning. Everybody is doing good. What we have seen up to now, they are a great team.
During my first day at Boot Camp, I was just about drowning in sweat. I am from Washington State and it never gets this humid! I was thinking to myself that, other than the heat, this place isn’t so bad. After my first five minutes here, I got my team …
