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 2005
OSLC MISSION TRIP PARTICIPANTS (left to right):
Row 1—Tyler Pattengale, Rebecca
Schaffer, Tiffany Motis, Ryan Bacon, Rachel Grabill, Pr. Larry
Wohlrabe. Row 2—Daley Monson, Anna Schaumburg, Mike Swab, Katie Schaffer, Valerie Tweit Erickson, Pam Astrup, Jade Branden. Row 3—Christy Eickhoff, Jennifer Astrup, Cari Zitzow, Cody Zitzow, Mary Zeh, Emily Patterson, Sarah DeCrans. Seventeen youth and three adults journeyed to the Los Angeles area, July 8-18, for the 2005 senior high mission trip. The group had some awesome experiences--learning and serving Christ’s people. The day after they arrived in L.A., the group toured the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood. On Sunday, July 10, they worshipped in a lively African-American congregation of the ELCA, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Inglewood. That afternoon they followed the “Walk of the Stars,” Hollywood Boulevard, and some youth were able to catch a glimpse of actor Johnny Depp, who came to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The mission trip experience itself happened July 10-15, during which time the group stayed at Silverlake Community Church. They were led by a fantastic team of on-site leaders from the YouthWorks organization. Our Savior’s youth were accompanied by senior high youth from Cross in the Desert United Methodist Church, Phoenix, Arizona. During the mission experience the member of the group
Following the mission trip experience, the OSLC group stayed two nights at a motel in Irvine, California. Their final weekend included a day at Laguna Beach, a nice supper out, and worship at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The mission trip participants say a big “thank you” to the many family, friends and OSLC members who have helped them out in so many ways. Between mid-April and late June they were able to raise nearly $18,000 to cover the expenses of this life-changing mission trip.  MIDNIGHT
MISSION
One of our favorite missions
among the 80,000 homeless persons in the greater Los Angeles area was
the Midnight Mission. Here we see homeless men receiving
food and drink at one of the “mobile kitchens” sponsored by the
Midnight Mission. (Note: This photo is taken from the
Midnight Mission website—OSLC members didn’t take photos of the
homeless people they were serving, out of respect for their privacy.) DRIP,
DRIP, DROP!
Children from the Alegria Youth
Center join with mission trip participants from OSLC and Cross in the
Desert United Methodist Church of Phoenix, AZ, in a lively game of
“drip, drip, drop” on a HOT afternoon in Los Angeles. THE
SUN GOES DOWN OVER SANTA MONICA
A number of OSLC youth saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time on the evening of July 13 when we spent some time at the famous Santa Monica pier and beach.  KIDS
CLUB
Every day neighborhood children from the Alegria Youth Center came to our host church, Silverlake Community Church, for an afternoon of Bible stories, singing, games and art projects. Here’s Tiffany Motis (lower right) and Christy Eickhoff (upper right corner) helping the Kids Club participants do some watercolor art.  WHAT
HAPPENS TO BAD MISSION TRIP KIDS
During our closing cookout on July 14, we were able to tour the “old” Los Angeles zoo—and even pose for photos in the abandoned monkey cages! Our Savior's Lutheran Church 610 13th St. N Moorhead, MN 56560 |