Category Archives: Missions

Spring Break 2019 Pt. 3: Panama City, FL

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle last October, the city of Mexico Beach had about 1200 permanent residents. Today that number is less than 300. Next door at Tyndall AFB, not a single building was left inhabitable. These places … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2019 Pt. 2: Panama City, FL

Our first full day in Florida was a good one. Because of the size of our group, we’ve been divided into two separate teams, but today everyone (there are five teams) worked together. One of our teams chose to do … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Waimea, Hawaii

Although Phoenix, Arizona was the destination most students chose for the BSU Spring Break mission trip, other options were considered and one of those was Waimea, Hawaii. Working with Big Island Baptist Association, Kurt Simon, a former church planter in … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Final Thoughts From Phoenix

To close out our Spring Break mission, we posted a photo album on our Facebook page and include here a few final thoughts from the students who participated on the trip. Huge thank you to Hoffmantown Church for putting us … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 7

Today we said goodbye the Pastor Anthony and our brothers and sisters at Mercy Hill Church. Over the past week they embodied towards us the words of the apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians, “Having so fond an affection for you, … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 6

Today was our last day at Mercy Hill Church and it was truly a whirlwind. After a short briefing and a devo led by Kaitlin, we were led on a journey through the heart of Phoenix—downtown—to see and experience what … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 5

Today, as planned, was a lot like yesterday. We started out with a team briefing and devo (led by Neal), then went to Hope Women’s Center. In the afternoon we sorted clothes for HopeFest. At the women’s center today we … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 4

Today was another good day. We began as usual with a short team devotion before heading out to our first assignment, Hope Women’s Center. There we helped out by organizing and inventorying their surplus resources, bundling diapers for distribution, sorting … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 3

Tuesday was a pretty good day. We spent the morning helping the church serve over 430 families through their partnership with the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance. Many of those coming in for groceries are homeless, others are simply unemployed … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015: Phoenix pt. 2

If you’ve ever been on a mission trip with the BSU, then you probably already know that we try to schedule a ‘fun day’ each time we go out. This year’s trip to Arizona was no exception. Although we originally … Continue reading

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