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Refreshingly insightful What an amazing opportunity for CHCA’s Middle School students to be the physical hands and feet of Jesus – and to hear, see and feel the difference being made in the lives of orphans in Mexico. Experiencing Life Change through LEGOs 16 by Julie Carnes, Donor Relations/Events Coordinator and Lance Webel, Director of Student Development & Socials The week of March 1, 2014 was an exciting time for CHCA Middle School. 54 students in 7th and 8th grade and chaperones traveled to Monterey, Mexico to experience a week working with Back2Back Ministries. This was not a resort vacation trip by any stretch, rather, it was a life changing week full of challenging work, sacrificial service and incredible fun for our students. While not every Middle School student went on the journey to Mexico, the anticipation leading up to this trip was experienced by all Middle School students. When Jared Treadway, 8th grade Christian Studies teacher, was preparing to go on this annual mission trip, he noticed that LEGOs were on a list of items that were acceptable to bring for the children in the orphanages. Putting two and two together, he realized that many of our middle school students may have outgrown their own collections (or at least had so many that they could spare to part with some), so he decided to mobilize the middle school student body to collect LEGOs to bring to the children in Mexico. Mr. Treadway challenged each advisory to bring in as many LEGO pieces as possible, then assemble a masterpiece designed around the theme, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” And our Middle School students showed that when presented with a challenge – they will deliver! The results were overwhelming...tens of thousands of LEGO blocks were donated, and the creations that 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade advisories built showcased their creativity, problem-solving, faith, and generosity. Mr. Daniel’s 8th grade advisory won the LEGO challenge with a massive display, highlighted by a LEGO Wall containing a cross and the words “Our God”.
This experience gave them an opportunity to rally together to meet a need with the resources God provided them, uniting as one student body to further advance the Kingdom. “I enjoyed seeing the wide assortment of LEGO pieces, with everything from spaceships to castles to LEGO people to horseshoes, come together.” said Mr. Daniel. “But it was even more impressive to me to witness the wide range of interests and personalities in my advisory boys converge as they worked together as a team on this project.” On the last day of the LEGO challenge, dozens of advisories came to the stage to view the finished creations, then disassemble the thousands of blocks to pack and send down to Mexico. These LEGOs were then added to the proceeds ($3,729.69) from National Junior Honor Society’s “Funding Faith” fundraiser to bless the orphans in Monterrey. (Yes, in addition to donating thousands of LEGOs, our students collected thousands of dollars in spare change!) Cut to the mission trip – where countless hours of work contributed by students doing things such as hauling concrete, building a playground wall, repairing a roof and serving meals, were paired with simply spending time with the children in Monterey. If you could see the joy in the eyes of the children in Monterey as they played LEGOs with the CHCA students. Hours were spent around the tables of Legos, having fun building and exploring their imaginations! What an amazing opportunity for these Middle School students to be the physical hands and feet of Jesus – and to hear, see and feel the difference being made in the lives of orphans in Mexico. One of our students profoundly shared that their work was similar to a tree. The roots are “our beliefs”, the trunk is “how we see ourselves” based on our beliefs, and the branches are “our actions” coming from the trunk via the roots. You can’t make change unless you start with the roots. We did “root work” that will start the growth of many healthy trees. Ultimately, Mr. Treadway’s simple idea had a profound effect, not only upon the children who received the LEGOs, but also upon the students who collected them and delivered them. This experience gave them an opportunity to rally together to meet a need with the resources God provided them, uniting as one student body to further advance the Kingdom. 17
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