We were nervous about this trip to Samoa in the months leading up to it, as we have always found it tricky to get anything organised there in advance. Thankfully the team of 19 from Hamilton Christian School were a laid back bunch, so didn’t mind that the schedule wasn’t totally certain. In the end God opened many awesome last-minute doors, to make this mission trip one of our best ever in terms of the outreach activities that the team completed. Here is what the team achieved:
In Apia:
- Spending time with kids and families in the children’s ward at Apia Hospital;
- Visits to four schools (preschool, primary, and college) to share testimonies, teach classes, and do practical work;
- Hanging out at a kid’s camp run by YWAM Samoa
- Prayer and rubbish clean-up around town
In Lepa and Saleapaga (the area worst-hit by the tsunami):
- Pouring a concrete foundation for a new fale with Habitat for Humanity
- Teaching three mornings at Lepa Primary school
- Sharing testimonies and stories at Lepa College
- Doing practical work to help a village chief rebuild his home
- Clearing tsunami rubble and repairing the roof of a beachfront fale partially destroyed by the wave
