College Spring Break mission trip

At the beginning of March, seven young women embarked on a journey. A journey to a place known for fried foods. A place where banjos reign supreme (run if you hear one). A place known as "Sweet Home Alabama, where the skies are so blue."


We went to the State Park and played in the sand and collected shells from the lake.












Sami and I pose for our "senior picture" in the southern sun.












We saw emus chasing donkeys.













We worked on a farm, ho-ing for Jesus. That was our motto for the week.













We transplanted little veggies.




We spread mulch. We learned about sustainable farms http://www.localharvest.org/







The farm also had Scooby, a dog "worth his weight in dog food." As you can see, Scooby is not small. He keeps the deer, rabbits, mice, and snakes away from the farm.










The farm had guineas, a type of hen.













Here we are with the owners, Les and Jay. Their hoop house (a manmade greenhouse) is in the back ground. They have made almost everything the need. Jay built a drying tower for herbs, they have a root cellar, and he is working on a sand filter for their water. They are amazing people. I know I learned so much from them. It seems like we gave so little to help out so many.