High School Youth Trip
2026 Youth Trip to Colorado – Day 4
Previous Day August 4 – Day 4 My name is Adam Johnson, and I am going into my senior year. To start off day 4, we had an amazing breakfast…
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Previous Day Next Day August 3 – Day 3 Hello! My name is Aubree Jane Lundgren and this was our first day fully in the mountains. After a filling breakfast…
Read More2026 Youth Trip to Colorado – Day 2
Previous Day Next Day August 2 Blog My name is Mac and this fall I’ll be going into my junior year at Verona. We woke up early enough today so…
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Next Day Day One Travel Blog August 1 My name is Marah Vogt and I will be a senior in high school this coming school year. I have been looking…
Read MoreBecome a Prayer Partner for our Youth Travelers
This August, 35 Good Shepherd high school students and five adult leaders will head to the Rocky Mountains for a week of faith, community, and adventure. As they spend time…
Read More2025 Youth Trip to North Carolina – Final Day
This blog – of our last day – was written by Molly McCue Here we are, the 5th day of our North Carolina disaster relief trip of 2025. Our last…
Read More2025 Youth Trip to North Carolina – Day 4
Today’s 2025 Travel Blog comes from Jen Diebling, the aunt of one of our travelers. As a reminder each teen traveled with a “serving companion”. More on that later. My…
Read More2025 Youth Trip to North Carolina – Day 2-3
Days 2-3: Building Community at Camp & Service Projects By Andrea Frey & Julia Miller As we sit to reflect and write, it is late into the evening on our…
Read More2025 Youth Trip to North Carolina – Day 1
Day 1: Our First Full Day By Charlie Sayre Our first full day began around 5:30 a.m. with our early risers, surprised to see it still pitch-black outside (the sun…
Read MorePrayer Partners Needed for Our Youth Travelers
Next month 38 High Schoolers and their parents will travel to North Carolina to partner with Lutheran Disaster Relief in their continued work to renew the spaces, stories, and lives…
Read More2023 High School Youth Trip – Saturday, August 12 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Ben Johnson Thursday, August 10, 2023. We awake to an early morning with alarms set to 5:15 to embark on one last adventure and one last moment of stillness…a surreal…
Read More2023 High School Trip Journal Friday, August 11 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Collective Travel – by Kayley Rineck a short blog session about togetherness (and other things) Last night, after a joy-filled campfire and impromptu talent show, I said to the girls…
Read More2023 High School Ministry Trip Journal – Wednesday, August 9 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Today is Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Our day started off early, with a waking time of about 7:00. We were told by our boss, Sarah, to report to breakfast at…
Read More2023 High School Trip Journal Tuesday, August 8 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
From Berit Enstad: Day 3 Today started off with extremely sore muscles and very happy (mostly rested) souls. After a lovely night around the fire and a long day of…
Read More2023 High School Trip Journal | Monday, August 7
August 7th, the day started off with an awakening morning at camp where some people got some great sleep while others had the opposite. But no matter how good or…
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