Adult Mission Trip 2025

Organization: Baptists on Mission

Why: Repair hurricane damage

Distance: 14+ hours drive time (from Grayslake)

Arrive: Sunday October 5

Work Days:  Monday – Friday October 6-10

Depart: Saturday October 12

Transportation to and from:  Interested folks can carpool or folks can drive separately. It is a long drive there and many of us will most likely take 2 days for the trip each way.

Where in North Carolina: I was asked to give 3 preferences

1.  Rose Hill (Charity/ Duplin County)

2. Lumberton/Robeson County

3. Fair Bluff County

Cost: $20/day

Supplied by Baptists on Mission:  Housing, meals, some tools, construction materials

 

They are quite busy as you can imagine with all the above counties in need of assistance.

 We won’t know the exact jobs we will be doing until probably the week before we leave for the trip.  Generally, the work falls into outside work like rebuilding porches, siding, etc. and inside work including repairing bathrooms, kitchens, and other rooms.

If you need more info about the group, their web site is: baptistsonmission.org

What we can do now:

Please contact UPC at [email protected] if you are interested in joining the group. 

 There is no need to feel inadequate if you haven’t been on one of these trips or don’t know much about using tools.  We find work for everyone. We enjoy teaching folks new tools and techniques.

If you think you can go, please contact and UPC and you will be added to the list.  Don’t be afraid to invite your friends, neighbors or fellow church members.  We have people from all religions as well as non-religious volunteers.  All are also welcome.

The 2024 Adult mission trip was to Mayfield, KY to help build new homes.  On our previous trips there, we worked on repairing existing structures damaged by the December 2021 EF4 tornado that ripped through downtown. This year we joined the Habitat for Humanity’s Blitz Build (BHB) where they build as many as 5 homes in 2 weeks.