1. Highview Youth Group Mission Trip to Chicago 2011 Leader: Pastor Chris Chaperones: Alisa, Vickie, Simon Youth: Miles, Angela, Tommy, Isaac, Hannah, Grace, Rowan, Caleb

2. Service Learning Towards an understanding of poverty, homelessness and hunger in the urban setting.

3. Education Shoesmith Elementary is a K – 6 Chicago Public School located in President Obama’s neighborhood. Despite the affluent surroundings, the school’s population is 96% poverty. We cleaned rooms, desks and hallways and talked to Principal Sabrina Gates.

4. Homeless Shelters We visited the Lincoln Park center We purchased food and made 30 lunches to be distributed to residents We learned about the Lutheran Volunteer Corps The shelter’s director outlined programs goals and gave us a tour of the dormitory space

5. Worship At the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, we attended a Contemplative Service The service was led by Pastor Craig Mueller Pastor Mueller was Pastor Chris’ mentor eighteen years ago

6. Night Ministry At Holy Trinity, we learned about the Night Ministry Volunteers provide meals and other services to homeless youth after dark We helped package 140 meals Many of the youth are GLBT and isolated from family and community

7. Streetwise Magazine Empowering the People of Chicago We visited the headquarter of Streetwise Magazine Streetwise seeks to enable homeless, and those seeking to avoid homelessness to become self- sufficient business people Vendors sell the magazine for $2 and keep $1.25 of the revenue Jim, executive director of the program, outlined the program and gave us an insight into it’s history and mission Greg, a graduate of the program and formerly homeless himself let us sit in on a vendor orientation session

8. ELCA We were treated to a tour of the ELCA headquarters located near to O’Hare airport Program leaders gave us a summary of community initiatives and efforts to tackle world hunger and health problems We also learned about Young Adults Global Mission (YAGM) By way of an unexpected treat, we were given an audience with Bishop Hanson

9. Getting Around… By Mega-Bus

10. On Foot…

11. By train…

12. Or waiting for trains and busses…

13. Fun Stuff – Food! Valois – best breakfast

14. More food stuff… Chicken and WafflesIn line at Valois

15. !Sponch!

16. Fun Stuff – Baseball! Cubs v. Reds at Wrigley Field

17. More Wrigley… The field Bucket drummers

18. The Art Institute

19. By the lake… Promontory PointGold Coast

20. More beach stuff… Tommy buried on the beach The sandy beach shoe dance

21. Thank you Pastor Chris for leading the Highview youth on an amazing Mission Trip