Hundreds of students from Georgia’s universities spent Spring Break serving others, traveling to communities near and far to share the hope of the gospel. Organized by Baptist Collegiate Ministries, these trips allowed students to forgo vacation time to minister and serve in practical ways.
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s college ministry catalyst Beverly Skinner said, “Spring Break Mission Trips are one of our best discipleship tools in BCM. Students experience what it means to join God in His mission and discover what He can do through them when they follow Him. The Kingdom of God is enlarged and lives are changed through spring break missions trips!”
‘Serving the Son’
Ken Jones, Baptist Campus Minister at Kennesaw State University, led a team from KSU and Dalton State College to New York City. “While many students were soaking up the sun on the beaches of Florida,” he said, “Kennesaw State BCM students were serving the Son on the streets of New York City.” Students led church services and community outreach at Graffiti Church, served meals at The Bowery — the oldest ongoing ministry in New York City — and ministered through The Prodigal Center in the Bronx.
Closer to home, other KSU and DSC students partnered with the Noonday Association and Eastwood Baptist Church to assist those in need at the Clarkston Refugee Center.
Students from Georgia State University were also spread out, with some serving in Augusta and others in Denver.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Henry Durand and originally published by the Christian Index.
