2011 Mission Trip

It has been 9 years now since a small group of students wanted to do more with their Reading Week Break in February. By God's direction their desire to do some mission work ran parallel to a new ministry starting on the west coast --The B. C. Mission Boat Society. Usually a summer ministry the BC Mission Boat worked to place the first team of 12 students in Ahousat and the rest, as they say, is history.
Now, 9 years later, this student led, organized, financed, and faith driven ministry has developed into a vital part of the spiritual life of the Concordia Campus as well as the outreach of the B.C. Mission Boat Society. Skills have grown. We have become better at organization. The experiences of God's grace have become deeper and deeper.
From the original 12, the teams have sometimes been over 30 in number but the commitment to being God's servants has been the same each year. In 2011, 23 students left Edmonton, flew to Parksville for training and then outward to share their lives with communities. The goal is to support the Christians already in these communities, be servants and to care.
Kids camps, helping with funerals, visiting shut-ins, youth nights, and a myriad of other activities have added to the life of students leaving this university and stepping out, in faith, to be servants. Students have come back as changed people. Some have returned as staff on the Mission Boat. We even have one of the original 12 as a pastoral member of the board of the Mission Boat Society.
Thanks to the congregations, families, friends, and those who have supported the many fund raisers for making this ministry possible. And for your prayers....an abiding thanks.
Now we begin preparations for the 2012 Team.