Trinity Mission Trip to Salmon, Idaho

10 of us from Trinity Presbyterian Church here in Boise travelled this last week to the rural town of Salmon, Idaho to assist an older Presbyterian Church (originally built in the late 1800's during the gold rush) by painting their basement and assisting elderly church members with moving mostly heavy objects that they were unable to move themselves. Eight students (both Junior and Senior High) and two leaders enabled the transformation in the basement, which they are hoping to turn into a youth room, by painting for two whole days, applying two coats and much needed paint fights.

We had a wonderful time in the community serving where the needed us. We also were able to have a bit of fun, swimming in the community pool playing marco polo, trying to ford the mighty salmon river...didn't work, bowling in a decked out early 80's bowling alley throwing 6 pound bowling balls almost the entire length of the lane, driving to Williams Lake 15 miles west of Salmon on the edge of the Frank Church Wilderness and watching students soak each other with the hose. Every morning we took part in a morning devotional and every night we sang worship to our Lord and discussed three different passages from the Gospels. The student's were enabled both spiritually and physically by our Creator and all were enthused about wanting to travel on a mission trip again; i think Britt's face below says it all! To God be the glory. Now i'm resting and preventing myself from becoming ill.

Prayer for those students who came would be wonderful. Pray that they might hold onto how God moved in their lives and that they might be proud of the work God enabled them to do in the community of Salmon.