Every year Maximum Impact Student Ministries heads off to Tacoma Washington to work with Network Ministries… and inner-city Tacoma Washington mission designed to help people either heading in to homelessness or coming out of homelessness. Network Ministries helps provide housing at an affordable price, while striving to teach their tenants how to make wise choices and avoid the devastation of homelessness. Homelessness is not a resource problem… it’s a relationship problem. Teaching people how to make wise choices that will honor God and how to harvest good relationships is key!
One of the things we do each year is “Street Evangelism”. We take a day and head off to Seattle, where we meet people, hear their stories, and share Jesus with them. You never know who you may encounter. Last summer one of our favorite memories is from a guy names “Animal”, or at least that’s what he told us his name is. Animal said he’s been in multiple knife fights, gun fights, you name it. According to him he’s killed people, he’s rich, he’s been in the mob, and he’s can do things nobody else can do. Oh yeah, and he’s homeless. Animal was in desperate need for true relationship. He wanted someone to hear his story, even if it wasn’t true. He was a bit scary to many of the students. But one thing is for sure… we all remember Animal. I, for one, have prayed for him quite a few times since I met him. I can’t help but ask, “How much of Animal is in all of us? How much of Animal is in the average person I meet each day.”
The Tacoma Mission Trip has helped teach us at Maximum Impact Student Ministries how to make our faith come to life. We work during the day, and goof off in the evening. We, truly, live in community, sharing our things and everyone pitching in to clean up, cook, etc. We are all part of the Kingdom… and our goal is to shine a light wherever we go. This fact is not more evident then when we pack up in our bus and head off to love on the people of Tacoma Washington.
The trip is highlighted by a fun day in Seattle. Pike Places is always a highlight. Total cost of the trip? $350. I CAN’T WAIT. Join us!
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