It’s finally here! HORAY!!!! Carlyn and I have been waiting and praying for weeks for this trip, the participants and all that the Lord has in store.  Sunday night our team of 22 arrived in Chicago. They drove all the way from…

  Psalm 5:2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.   Psalm 17:6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.

Ian Black and his youth group have come to serve Chicago’s New Life Pilsen Chicago and serve at the Pacific Gardens Missions Center. Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;…

Sr High Youth and their leaders from St John’s Lutheran Church in Phoenix MD came to Chicago to serve in ministries planned by our host, Project Leaders, and AIM staff who worked out details before the group arrived. The Youth…

When asked their favorite part of Chicago week- many in our group will answer- gutting the apartment that the church owns in a not-so-good section of Chicago. The apartment will be part of the church’s ministry once it’s rehabbed. While…

All week long, the people of Dunamis Life Church (new name of New Life Pilsen Church), our host in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, showed us EXTRAVAGANT HOSPITALITY. We saw God’s love in the care they showed us as they…

Yesterday, our group changed the life of a lady named Inida by buying her McDonald’s and sitting down with her and just chatting. She was beyong grateful to have the McDonald’s we paid for and it was so beautiful to…

This week New Life Pilsen opens it’s doors to a group of missionaries from Southridge Community Church in Canada. The group is made up of 5 high school students and 3 leaders. They arrived safely in Chicago yesterday evening after…

I asked the Beechwood Youth group to share some of their favorite stories and memories from their week in Chicago, and here’s what they wrote: It was amazing to see the smiles on people’s faces when we fed the homeless…