Spring Break- Denver, CO

Our trip went really well. We served in Denver, and specifically served in a part called Globeville. We partnered with a gentleman named John Gallegos, who has felt called to to plant a church in that neighborhood. The start of his mission was to paint a house, Mrs. Romero’s home, and to reach out to other neighbors to prepare for the following summer, where a youth-driven mission organization will Lord-willingly be partnering with John. What was an amazing God moment, is that only a few weeks prior to us arriving, John heard from the city that a building only three blocks away from the house we were coming to paint, was going to be donated for only $1-a-year from the city. Most days we prepped and worked at the house in the mornings and early afternoons, and in the evenings we had small group times. Tuesday evening we had the privilege of going to the 16th street mall in downtown Denver and handed out water and burritos that we made, and offered to pray for different people that we met. Another evening we hung out with another youth group at a church nearby, and worshiped with them. The theme that we constantly heard was that the work done during spring break was seeds being planted in that community. John explained that our actual presence was the foundation of this church being planted.

From an outsiders point of view, our group came to Denver, stayed in a couple’s home, painted a house, and fed and prayed for folks on the street one of the evenings we were there. From the inside-out, what I saw happening was a hope being restored for not only the community of Globeville, but to the folks that we ministered to in the evening on the streets, and to the people who are currently serving God in Denver.

13 people went (including leaders)

Brad Hillebrand