
Youth Mission Trip 2022
When: July 3rd-9th, 2022
Who: All current 6th-12th grade students
As you likely approach Roanoke from one direction or another on Interstate 81, the mountains and greenery will have impressed you for quite a while. Roanoke is a city with impressive buildings, a cool downtown, and rolling hills everywhere you look. Hidden in this southwestern Virginia city are nearly 100,000 people. When you look around, you won’t know where they could all possibly be! However, once you meet these genteel southern folks, you’ll be glad you found them.
Roanoke has impressive schools, colleges, parks, entertainment, restaurants, and more. But just like any major city, the cool parts are often only a few blocks away from surprisingly poor conditions. You can drive through entire sections of the city that simply cry out for help. Neighborhoods look like they haven’t been improved or maintained for 20 years or more. There are many small homes clearly owned by seniors who have called Roanoke home for their entire lives but cannot maintain the property. Families are in situations where no amount of hours at an inadequate wage will cover all their bills and needs.
Our group will remember their trip to Roanoke for years to come. But even more than their trip, they’ll remember the people they met and served.