Fourth Church Youth: Hazard: Senior High WorkCamp 2007

From July 28 to August 4, 25 high school youth and 7 adults ventured to Hazard, Kentucky to build and repair homes for low-income families. We worked with the Hazard/Perry County Housing Development Alliance and had the pleasure of serving many great people in Perry County. We worked on a variety of challenging projects and learned much about the socioeconomic realities of this portion of America's coal industry in Appalachia. All of us who participated in this trip came back with a new outlook on where our energy comes from and how much it truly costs--not just in terms of dollars, but in terms of human life.

In addition to this life-changing service and eye-opening education, we had a ton of fun growing as a group, listening to bluegrass music, relaxing on the lake, playing the best game of Night Crossing ever, and much, much more.

To give you a sense of what we experienced, I will post the daily devotions that were written by youth and leaders on the trip and distributed to the congregation of Fourth Church and beyond.

You should also check out the video and pictures posted below.

This was an incredible trip. If you weren't able to go this year, go ahead and mark these dates for next year: July 26-August 3, 2008.