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Highview Youth Group Mission Trip to Chicago 2011

Highview Youth Group Mission Trip to Chicago 2011. Leader: Pastor Chris Chaperones: Alisa, Vickie, Simon Youth: Miles, Angela, Tommy, Isaac, Hannah, Grace, Rowan, Caleb. Service Learning. Towards an understanding of poverty, homelessness and hunger in the urban setting. Education.

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Highview Youth Group Mission Trip to Chicago 2011

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  1. Highview Youth GroupMission Trip to Chicago 2011 Leader: Pastor Chris Chaperones: Alisa, Vickie, Simon Youth: Miles, Angela, Tommy, Isaac, Hannah, Grace, Rowan, Caleb

  2. Service Learning Towards an understanding of poverty, homelessness and hunger in the urban setting.

  3. Education Shoesmith Elementary is a K – 6 Chicago Public School located in President Obama’s neighborhood. Despite the affluent surroundings, the school’s population is 96% poverty. We cleaned rooms, desks and hallways and talked to Principal Sabrina Gates.

  4. Homeless Shelters • We visited the Lincoln Park center • We purchased food and made 30 lunches to be distributed to residents • We learned about the Lutheran Volunteer Corps • The shelter’s director outlined programs goals and gave us a tour of the dormitory space

  5. Worship • At the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, we attended a Contemplative Service • The service was led by Pastor Craig Mueller • Pastor Mueller was Pastor Chris’ mentor eighteen years ago

  6. Night Ministry At Holy Trinity, we learned about the Night Ministry Volunteers provide meals and other services to homeless youth after dark We helped package 140 meals Many of the youth are GLBT and isolated from family and community

  7. Streetwise Magazine • Empowering the People of Chicago • We visited the headquarter of Streetwise Magazine • Streetwise seeks to enable homeless, and those seeking to avoid homelessness to become self-sufficient business people • Vendors sell the magazine for $2 and keep $1.25 of the revenue • Jim, executive director of the program, outlined the program and gave us an insight into it’s history and mission • Greg, a graduate of the program and formerly homeless himself let us sit in on a vendor orientation session

  8. ELCA • We were treated to a tour of the ELCA headquarters located near to O’Hare airport • Program leaders gave us a summary of community initiatives and efforts to tackle world hunger and health problems • We also learned about Young Adults Global Mission (YAGM) • By way of an unexpected treat, we were given an audience with Bishop Hanson

  9. Getting Around… By Mega-Bus

  10. On Foot…

  11. By train…

  12. Or waiting for trains and busses…

  13. Fun Stuff – Food! Valois – best breakfast

  14. More food stuff… Chicken and Waffles In line at Valois

  15. !Sponch!

  16. Fun Stuff – Baseball! Cubs v. Reds at Wrigley Field

  17. More Wrigley… The field Bucket drummers

  18. The Art Institute

  19. By the lake… Promontory Point Gold Coast

  20. More beach stuff… Tommy buried on the beach The sandy beach shoe dance

  21. Thank you Pastor Chris for leading the Highview youth on an amazing Mission Trip

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