TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO CAMDEN 07

Contact Tomara Brown at 502-896-8882 with any questions!

Thursday, June 28 - Leave SMBC around 10 a.m.

Spend the night in Somerset, PA

Friday, June 29 - Arrive in Camden and get settled in housing

(still making arrangements on housing)

Saturday, June 30 - Spend day in New York City

Travel by Riverline Transit from Camden

Sunday, July 1 - Spend the day in Worship and Training

Monday, July 2 ---Friday, July 6 - WORK DAYS (see below)

Friday, July 6 --Leave Camden and spend the night in ?

Saturday, July 7 --Return to Louisville

Work days will follow this tentative schedule:

7:45 a.m. - Arrive at Urban Promise and have devotions with Urban Promise Street Leaders and Interns & Discuss details for the day

8:30 a.m. - Leave for Summer Camp sites (2 on location at Urban Promise; 3 off location)

9 a.m. to Noon - Summer Camp (St. Matthews Youth will work along side Urban Promise Interns and Street Leaders)

Noon - Clean-up and Lunch

2 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Work Sites

Various Activities will take place in the evenings (worship, meetings with youth at Urban Promise, site seeing in Philly, etc.)

Takin' it to the Streets with Urban Promise

2007 YOUTH MISSION TOUR

WHERE: Camden, New Jersey
WHEN: June 28-July 7
WHAT: Students will be working with children and youth through sharing God’s love at day
camps & assisting in hands-on work projects.
Cost: $350.00 ($100 deposit due April 8th) Please sign up through Jim Martin in the church office!


Facts about Urban Promise
• Offer five after school programs where more than 200 children attend daily
• Seven Summer Camps (St. Matthews Baptist’s Youth will be leading the first summer camp) (400 children attend daily)
• Served free meals to more than 24,000 children and youth

URBAN PROMISE is an organization in one of the poorest cities in America that equips children and youth with the skills necessary for academic achievement, spiritual growth and Christian leadership.
• “More happens in the lives of our students in one week with Urban Promise than in the
whole year. The transformation and growth is remarkable.” ~Vivien DePeralta, The College
of William and Mary
• Urban Promise is an inspiring example of how the love of Christ can hit the streets. ~Jim
Wallis, Author of “God’s Politics”
• Urban Promise is one of the best urban ministries in the United States. ~Tony Campolo,
Founder of The Evangelical Association
• Urban Promise is a bright light in the city of Camden. Jessica Gonzalous Joseph, Community
Relations, Campbell Soup

www.urbanpromiseusa.org