Chicago Service Learning Trip
July 24-29, 2022
10 students and three adult leaders will be traveling to Chicago for a week of service & learning.
Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Ava Burke, Natalie Kors, Summer Mueller, Claudia Rawitzer, Haven Ruis, Sofie Sethi, Teagan Wetteland, Enna Wold, Kaelyn Wold, Kim Wetteland, Julene Hawkins, and Pastor Betsy Hoium.
Check out their posts below to learn more about what they are doing while in Chicago.
Skyline Views and Delayed Trains
Friday, July 29th, 2022 After a chance to sleep in, we packed up and headed towards are last activity in Chicago. Bags in tow and Starbucks in hand, we visited the Willis Tower Skydeck. At 103 stories, Willis tower is the tallest building in Chicago with a 360 degree...
Chicago – Day 5 with Claudia and Kaelyn
Today woke up at 6;30, and got coffee (again). After an hour of commuting, we made it to the Bridge center, where we were introduced to the work we would be doing. We sorted through over 100 bags of donated clothes for the thrift store ran by the Bridge center. These...
Day 4 In a Nutshell Or Should I say “BEAN-shell”
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Hello everyone! I hope all is well in Minnesota. This morning we started off the day with a refreshing stop at Starbucks. From there we walked to the famous Chicago landmark, the bean. The bean was amazing! We took many pictures and one is...
TUESDAY + TIRED FEET
Tuesday, July 26th Our morning started off with venturing to a local coffee shop, filled with delicious drinks, tasty breakfast, and cute puppy petting. Following coffee time, we headed to the Lutheran School of Theology- Chicago (LSTC). We met with the admissions...
Sharks are Cool
Monday, July 25, 2022 - Today we ate breakfast in the hostel's dining room and went to Starbucks. After, we headed to the Field museum and got a tour from Dorothy Mason (Liz Erickson's sister) on the evolution exhibit she did graphic design work for. Next we watched a...
Sunday
We arrived at the train station at 7:30. We went to a waiting area to make lunches for everyone. The train allowed us to board at 8:35am because we were a big group and needed more access to seats. To Chicago the ride was about 8 hours, it was a little longer because...
Prayers for Safe Travels
Today is the day! After months of planning, fundraising, and then scratching the whole plan and starting over, our high school youth trip to the Chicago is finally here. We had our final group meeting yesterday and are ready for all the adventures this week will...