Mission Week

On June 11th - June 14th, 7th-grade to 12th-grade students represented St. Jude during our 2018 Summer Mission Week.  During this week, 140+ teens and 20+ adult volunteers served as the hands and feet of Christ to the local Allen/Dallas community.  Just to put things into perspective, we served 21 different sites this week...up 3 from last year!  And we increased student registration by 40%!  It is amazing the things that can get done when we put a bunch of determined students together with great adult leaders for a week!
    
Throughout the week we witnessed an authentic joy in both the communities we served and in the teens and volunteers as they gave of their own time to help the less fortunate in our communities.  Our teens gave a fantastic witness of Jesus Christ through their prayer, service, and the various interactions at each location.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this week...not just our students, but also the adult volunteers who were here each day, parents and family members praying for this mission at home (yes, it makes a huge difference), and all those contributing to the solidarity item donations.  Throughout this week, our teens had the great pleasure of giving back to the community in which they live through acts of service and charity.

Contact: Bridget Hanafin, ext. 2228