What types of service activities are included the Mystery Trip?
The service activities included are designed to build upon the spiritual theme of the week and bring spiritual themes to life in a tangible way. The point is to encourage youth to share Christ’s love with the local community through service while learning to take leadership in planning and executing service projects. Therefore, the type of service included in the Mystery Trip typically involves youth planning and leading an activity instead of just performing manual labor. To give you a better understanding of the types of community service/mission experiences that are incorporated in the Mystery Trip, the following are several examples of projects that may or may not be included in your group’s experience: day camp ministry to children, building relationship with people that have mental or physical disabilities, yard work for widows or elderly people, working at a thrift store or food bank, helping local churches, planning activities for nursing homes, working at a homeless shelter, h
