Mission Trip!

Hey all! We got assigned an actual site yesterday, and found out we’ll be in Newport, TN.

While this is technically within the radius of where they told me to plan, the loss of infrastructure around this area makes planning to stay in Asheville on Friday night not feasible. 

Here’s a quick video that experience mission has done that shows just a little bit of the devastation of the area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FecGNSsuWA 

THE NEW PLAN FOR FRIDAY/ FRIDAY NIGHT is that we will head to Gatlinburg, TN. The Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church has a retreat center that we can stay in. We’ll head there in the am, and get ourselves set up for the day/night. My current thought is that we’ll go into the Smoky Mountain National Park for a fun hike/outdoors experience and then have some free time in Gatlinburg in the afternoon. TEENS WILL NEED SPENDING $ for this! :)

Sorry for the confusion, thanks for the flexibility! Pivoting is part of the game!!! 

Looking forward to this time together.

Love, Grace, and Peace,

Kristin