Urban Mission Trips: We have been in Portland getting ready, and now the first youth mission trip team is coming in tomorrow! We are excited, we have been meeting lots of great people with great stories, and now we get to share them with everyone that comes in.

The people at the church and The Root Cellar have been absolutely fantastic. They have been making sure that we are set up, and they are perhaps more excited than we are for the mission trips to start and the community to be surprised by God’s love and hard work.

We hope that we will be in everyone’s prayers as this first mission trip could be a little rough around the edges. Luckily, the work has been pouring in, and jobs have been lined up. Kid's Club has an activity set up for everyday, and the flyers have been printed, posted, and hopefully read by kids around town.

Pray for a ton of kids to come out to our events and for smooth sailing! God has a plan, and we are very excited to see what He has in store for us this week. Also, pray for flexibility and patience for the leaders.

God Bless,

Experience Mission Portland Staff

Note: Want to experience an EM mission trip yourself? Summer 2010 trips are going to be posted soon, so keep watching for your opportunity to go to Portland and other locations in the U.S. and abroad. Visit our website at www.ExperienceMission.org for more information.