WHAT:
This national conference is run by CE National and provides a top notch experience to be challenged in your walk and invested in for a week as you go back to school.  This week also provides a few ministry options if you want to gain experience.  This year the theme is UNSEEN, focusing on those we need to take the gospel to. Speakers include Francis Chan and Greg Stier with worship lead by Aaron Keyes.

WHERE:
Eastern KentuckyUniversity- Richmond,KY

WHEN:
July 17-22

For info and registration check out www.buildmomentum.org

2012
SUMMER TRIPS

VISION           Reaching
our world one person at a time while growing as followers of Jesus Christ.

VALUES        Worship,
Grow, Serve, and Outreach

Grace Church’s student ministry places
a high priority on summer trips.  We
consider it the secret ingredient to discipleship. Year after year we see and
hear countless people credit their summer experience in their path of growth
and development. Simply put we believe that concentrated time away from our
normal lives focused on God, the lost, and ministry produces life change.

Our trips are designed to build upon
one another and the previous experiences.
Each year will require the participant to be stretched and grown in
different areas.  This path isn’t
perfect, but it’s our best shot at trying to outline a process that will grow
our students as Christ followers.

MIDDLE
SCHOOL

Beyond
Camp

WHO: All middle school students

WHAT:
Beyond is a camp designed specifically for Middle School students. It is the
perfect mix of a ministry trip and a camp/conference experience. Sessions,
teaching, activities, games, and ministry each day are designed to engage and
challenge the students of the 15 churches who collaborate on this yearly event.

This
year’s theme is Living Sacrifice from Romans 12:1-2. Cost is $230 by May 15^th
but spots are first come first serve because we expect it to sell out again.
Forms will be made available next week on our website, at the church, and at
Zone events.

WHERE:
Pleasant Valley Ranch – Mansfield,
Ohio

WHEN:
June 11-16

HIGH
SCHOOL

Urban
Hope

WHO: All high school students who fill
out our application and are accepted.

WHAT: Urban Hope is a Grace Brethren
inner city ministry that is planting a church by reaching families through
children and youth. During the week at Urban Hope students
will be serving at a children’s day camp, and provide a structured environment
in which the Gospel is shared. Students will also be provided night activities
to see the city and practice sharing their faith.  Cost is $230. You can download the
application on hsmpowell.com

WHERE:Philadelphia,PA

WHEN: June 17-23

CLICK HERE TO
DOWNLOAD THE URBAN HOPE APPLICATION

City Life

WHO: High School
students who have been to Urban Hope

WHAT: A ministry
trip that will include opportunities in the cities and suburbs of Washington DC, Philadelphia, and New York City—three
of the most exciting cities in theUS and the entire world.

Trained adult
leadership staff will host a one and a half day orientation and then it is off
to put it into practice.  Ministry
opportunities include helping with homeless ministries, helping with day camps,
work projects, and more.

WHERE: Philadelphia, New York
City,WashingtonDC

WHEN: June
19-July 3

For more info and
to apply check out www.citylifetour.org

Operation
Barnabas

This
trip is run by CE National and is made up of students from all over the US. It lasts 6
weeks and specializes in servant hood, evangelism, and leadership development.
These students applied last fall.

Dominican
Republic

WHO:
High school students who have been to Urban Hope

WHAT:
This is a trip that we partner with Grace Church on.  This trip is in its seventh year and combines
running a neighborhood Bible club, medical work, and manual labor to minister
in the village of
Cotui.

TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TRIP OR SIGN UP PLEASE CONTACT TIM FARNER AT THE CHURCH
OFFICE.

WHERE:
Cotui, DR

WHEN:
July 21-28

Momentum
Conference

WHO:
Any student who has finished 8-12^th grade

WHAT:
This national conference is run by CE National and provides a top notch
experience to be challenged in your walk and invested in for a week as you go
back to school.  This week also provides
a few ministry options if you want to gain experience.  This year the theme is UNSEEN, focusing on
those we need to take the gospel to. Speakers include Francis Chan and Greg
Stier with worship lead by Aaron Keyes.

WHERE:
Eastern KentuckyUniversity- Richmond,KY

WHEN:
July 17-22

For
info and registration check out www.buildmomentum.org

*ALL
SCHEDULED TRIPS ARE SUBJECT TO LEADER RECRUITMENT AND CHURCH FUNDING.

TRAVEL

We will meet to check in at the church on Friday February 3^rd between 3 and 3:30.

We will arrive back at the church on Sunday around 2:30pm. We will have students call as they get close.

ROOMING/ADULT SUPERVISION

MS students will be in a room with 5 students and 1 adult

HS students will have one adult for every two rooms

Leaders are volunteers who serve in our ministry weekly and lead small groups, huddles etc.

All leaders have been asked to keep the weekend open and once we know student numbers and how many leaders we need, we fill spots with weekly volunteers first.

There is a place on the registration site (http://kalahari2012gracechurch.eventbrite.com/) for students to request which friends and what leaders they would like tin their room.

Local church staff will place as best they can based on where students have requested.

Students will be with their adult leader all weekend in their room, in sessions, in the waterpark, during meals, and during group discussion time. Our groups functions as a bunch of room-families that weekend rather than a large group from Grace Church.

PACKING INFO AND GUIDELINES

Bring

Bible

Notebook

Pen or Pencil

Personal Items

Sweatshirt

Modest, One-Piece

Swimsuit

Don’t Bring

Matches, lighters

Cigarettes

Weapons

Non-prescription drugs

Alcoholic beverages

For more information kalahariretreat.com

INFO FOR LEADERS

There will be a meeting for all leaders the week before Kalahari to get organized and on the same page. This will feature your room assignment, an itinerary, and all the info you need to lead the weekend.

Unfortunately we can’t do this meeting much earlier because of the nature of the last second signups and not knowing what leaders are going. We can only take a certain amount since we cover the leaders cost at $115 a person.