Laren Rapp
"I learned on the mission trip that when a few people come together to do something good, they can make a big difference in someone else's life."

Meghan and Brianne Hopper
The mission trip was awesome. Our day started at 6:30 a.m. with morning chores. Some of the morning chores were breakfast duty, caring for animals, compost and garden duty. We did morning chores until 8:00 a.m. Morning devotions and breakfast was after that. We had to make our own lunch before we went to work.

We made our lunch on an assembly line. For two days we worked on two different family homes. We cleaned up their yards and painted their houses. We also went to the Union Gospel Mission. While we were there we picked up rocks from a big field that was going to be made into a baseball/soccer field. At the food bank, we separated cans of corn, pears, and cherries to clean out the bad from the good. At 2:00 every day we had free time. There was a rec room with a pool table, air hockey, and ping pong. There was basketball, soccer, and football to play outdoors. If we chose we could do evening chores which consisted of dinner duty and animal care. After supper, we had evening devotions.

Some of the other evening activities were a guest speaker, talent show, and a barbeque for all the Yakima residents. On Wednesday, we got to go on a rafting trip. The trip was exciting and a great adventure. On Thursday, we had a farewell dance for the youth. Friday was the Powwow. There was a really neat parade, lots of candy, pretty horses, and cool floats. That afternoon some of us drove back to Seattle early to rest up for the return trip home on Saturday. Our sincere thanks go to everyone who contributed to our fundraising and prayed for us. We would not have been able to have this amazing experience without you.

Wayne and Yvonne Knasel
We were impressed with the beautiful mountains and forest that we got to see. Wayne did work on the farm which was what he was use to doing. The irrigation they have is different than just watering plants like we do. One day we picked up rocks to clear for a ball diamond. It was worth doing the work to see the beautiful scenery on the mountains; also the food was pretty good there. For two days, I helped peel apples to make sauce then into apple butter. We made over 100 jars for the Campbell Farm to sell.

I was impressed how the youth adapted to their jobs and the talent they showed. Must have been those good teachers they had thru the years. Also thanks to all those that helped us make this trip.

Kitty Strube
This was my first mission trip and I had little idea of what to expect. A friend told me before I left that I should be prepared to get back more than I put in. Actually this is generally what happens when you do God's work. I expected to be working with people maybe in VBS, English as a second language or something similar.

When I drove onto the farm my first impression was that it was terribly run down and unkempt.