Day 1: Airport and more (much more)

The day began by meeting at the airport at 4:20 AM. Everyone was there on time with the exception of a chaperone (Thanks McDonald's Pt. 1). The three-hour flight to Phoenix was relatively uneventful, having encountered minor turbulence but arriving safely nonetheless. Once at the airport, we tried to have breakfast at the one McDonald's in the whole airport, but they did not have any donut sticks, frappuccinos, burritos, or smoothies (Thanks McDonalds Pt. 2).

Pastor Heiman, his wife, and his eldest son came to pick us up, and we drove the 2-hour drive to Tucson with a group singalong and naptime in the van. Once at the church, we explored and started training. Our lunch was cheesy chicken sandwiches. We then received some more training and set out for the first 4 hours of canvassing. The goal of our canvassing is to spread the word of a new child care facility (more info). Ask any of the mission trip participants for stories, they have many. :) We went back to church and recapped our day, had an amazing dinner (Brats, Mac and Cheese, and Cake) and then went to our host families for the night.

Please Continue to keep us and Grace Lutheran Church in your prayers.

Grace Lutheran Church - Tucson

Mission Trip Tucson - 2019

Goodbye Minnesota!

View of the Rocky Mountains over Colorado and New Mexico

 Welcome To Sunny Phoenix Arizona!

Eating McDonald's in the Phoenix Airport

 The Senior Girl's Sleeping Room

Pastor Heiman's crew

The Day Before the Crazy

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. ~ Psalm 121:8

On Saturday morning, 20 students and 2 chaperones from St. Croix Lutheran Academy will depart for Tucson, Arizona. Our flight leaves Terminal 2 at 5:50 AM. We received confirmation that the Airplane is NOT a Boeing 737 Max 8 or 9. We can all thank God for that.

While we are in Tucson, we will be helping Pastor Heiman at Grace Lutheran Church. We will spend much of our time canvassing and inviting people to the Easter service. To make all of our family and friends back in Minnesota jealous, here is the forecast for the upcoming week.

The passage above is a great reminder that God will be with us in our travels, and he will do what is best for us. Please keep all of us in your prayers in the upcoming week so that we might make an impact in other's lives and plant the seed for the greatest gift of all: faith in Jesus.