Are you ready for God to Are you ready for God to change your life?change your life?

Middle School Middle School

Summer Mission TripSummer Mission Trip

Cairo, IllinoisCairo, Illinois

Once a bustling town…Once a bustling town…

Early 1900s, 16,000 peopleEarly 1900s, 16,000 people River city, river trafficRiver city, river traffic

……today a ghost towntoday a ghost town

Population loss is 80% since 1970Population loss is 80% since 1970 2/3 black, 1/3 white2/3 black, 1/3 white

Where is Cairo?Where is Cairo?

As Cairo is of all towns in As Cairo is of all towns in America the most desolate, so is America the most desolate, so is its hotel the most forlorn and its hotel the most forlorn and wretched.wretched.-- -- Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope

2.5 hours downriver of St. Louis2.5 hours downriver of St. Louis Southernmost tip of IllinoisSouthernmost tip of Illinois

Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

Here the ‘railroad’ went both waysHere the ‘railroad’ went both ways Site of tremendous unrest during Site of tremendous unrest during

Civil Rights movementCivil Rights movement

Racial tensions ran high….Racial tensions ran high….

Poverty in CairoPoverty in Cairo

100% of kids in public school live 100% of kids in public school live below the poverty levelbelow the poverty level

70% are unemployed or 70% are unemployed or underemployedunderemployed

Painting homes Painting homes gives hopegives hope

Kids’ Club gives the Kids’ Club gives the children hope, shares children hope, shares

JesusJesus

Our trip logisticsOur trip logistics

Leave Sun early a.m. July 19Leave Sun early a.m. July 19 Return Sat dinnertime July 25Return Sat dinnertime July 25

Play in St. Louis on the way home – Play in St. Louis on the way home – students decide what we do from students decide what we do from Friday noon to Saturday morning!Friday noon to Saturday morning!

Monthly preparation….Monthly preparation….

Our trip logisticsOur trip logistics

Cost: $350. ½ due Jan 5 (Great Cost: $350. ½ due Jan 5 (Great Christmas Present) and ½ due July 5 Christmas Present) and ½ due July 5

Vans – 10 kids/vanVans – 10 kids/van Chaperones: 1:5Chaperones: 1:5

Fundraising IdeasFundraising Ideas

$1.50/day – can you go without pop?$1.50/day – can you go without pop? POGO cards ($10.00 profit each) POGO cards ($10.00 profit each)

outside of churchoutside of church

Fundraising IdeasFundraising Ideas

Asking family & friends for direct Asking family & friends for direct supportsupport

Christmas giftsChristmas gifts Sell what you don’t need or want – Sell what you don’t need or want –

garage sale, Craigslist, etcgarage sale, Craigslist, etc

Another alternative….Another alternative….

FAMILY mission tripFAMILY mission trip Mississippi Delta – Marvell, ArkansasMississippi Delta – Marvell, Arkansas August 1 – 7thAugust 1 – 7th All ages invitedAll ages invited

Will you come along?Will you come along?

Talk to God; He’ll listen…Talk to God; He’ll listen…

Questions?Questions?

Please leave white interest form on Please leave white interest form on your table as you go.your table as you go.

We will stay in contact via emailWe will stay in contact via email