Holy Trinity youth do mission work in Ohio
By Patrick Fisher
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
—Matthew 7:12
That verse hit home for a group of young people from New Prague who helped others during a mission trip to Ohio.
Twenty-seven young people from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - all in grades 9-12 at New Prague High School - were accompanied by five adults when they travelled to White Hall, OH, to do a variety of work for a week.
Paula Ziems, youth pastor at Holy Trinity, said the trip to the southeastern suburb of Columbus, OH, was coordinated with Faith Lutheran Church in Ohio. The group of teens and adults got an early start when they left at 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 25. They made the trip in the church’s van, plus two other rented vans.
There were groups from Ohio