Multi-college mission team helps to rebuild Joplin

02-03-2012

Multi-college mission team helps to rebuild Joplin

During the winter break, 35 college students traveled to Joplin, Mo., to help rebuild.

On May 22, 2011, a tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, leaving behind a 14-mile path of destruction. One hundred fifty-nine people were killed, 7,000 homes destroyed and 5,000 workers displaced.

College students from Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Tech University, Southern Arkansas University and Philander Smith College took a week out of their Christmas break to travel to Joplin to assist in the rebuilding of homes and businesses. 

These students focused on being the hands and feet of the church by reaching out to those in need. They saw the impact of these missions in the lives of their neighbors as well as their own. While working in Joplin, these 35 students also created a community, building fellowship at night while eating together, playing games and leading worship services.

Please continue to pray for the families in Joplin that are rebuilding not only physical structures, but also rebuilding lives.

—Text from Ozark Mission Project (www.ozarkmissionproject.org); reproduced with permission.