Mission St. Croix
Patrick and I had the opportunity to join with more than 75 other adults and teens from our church to go to St. Croix (one of the three US Virgin Islands) to do hurricane repairs. St. Croix was one of several islands (and states on mainland) hit hard by fall hurricanes. Roofs were lost or severely damaged all over the island. Homes were damaged, some wiped out completely. And water damage was everywhere. Christ Memorial (our church) sent cash ahead of our arrival for the purchase of supplies, and a few guys made preparatory trips to plan projects, work out logistics, and plan and execute shopping. Once we arrived, there were six projects at four locations. Each project was staffed with leaders (adults) and teenagers, and most reports were that the students performed admirably. In addition to the work crews there was a rotating group of students (a different crew each day) that would serve breakfast at a local homeless shelter and "work the streets" inviting people to