Each year students at Pres House take at least one service/learning trip called a Break With a Purpose. We have traveled to:
• Gulfport, Mississippi to do Hurricane Katrina relief with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
• Chicago to do urban service with DOOR ministry
• Kentucky to rebuild homes with Appalachia Service Project
• Arkansas to live and learn at Heifer Ranch
• Pine Ridge American Indian Reservation in South Dakota to build and learn with Re-Member
• Washington D.C. on a student designed trip that engaged us in a variety of service and learning experiences. Check out the video.

Each trip changes us and opens our eyes to God at work in the world in new ways. This year we will be taking two trips:

Spring Break with a Purpose 2012 to Joplin Missouri for Tornado Relief

The purpose of Spring BWAP 2012 is:

• To serve the people of Joplin, MO
• To be witnesses to the devastation of the tornado of May 22, 2011
• To discover new ways of making God’s love real in the world and to share those with the larger Pres House community
• To grow spiritually and to deepen connections among BWAP participants

We will be helping the community to rebuild which could involve anything from painting, to hanging drywall, to clean-up. We will work hard each day. We will also spend some time each evening in prayer and reflection on what we are seeing and doing. It will be meaningful and rewarding work! The Spring Break With A Purpose Trip is already full. Please check back next year for another opportunity to serve and learn.

Online Payment for Spring BWAP 2012 Joplin Missouri Trip You do not need a PayPal account to pay online – simply select pay with credit card.

Nairboi, Kenya Break with a Purpose 2012

This year we will be taking a special trip Jan 7-20 during winter break to live, serve, and learn in Nairobi, Kenya. It is going to be an experience of a lifetime!

This trip is already full! Please keep the team in prayer and consider a donation to support the trip. Check out the trip blog and Facebook page.