2024 Regional Missions Trip

This is a great overnight opportunity to bless a sister church who runs a Christian retreat center. At GraceBuilt we want to be a blessing to our whole region. You can help us! We will spend a day building out the obstacle course we helped to build last year. This Christian camp provides fun opportunities for youth while they learn the Bible.  ***Final day to RSVP, Friday 3/29.***

What To Expect Each Day

Friday evening will be a time of fellowship for men, dads and their kids.  We will eat dinner together at 6 PM. Afterwards, Cedar Ranch staff walk us through the obstacle plans, then we will enjoy an evening of prayer together before hitting the bed for the night. 

Saturday will be a workday. All are welcome regardless of skill level, age, or gender. If you are coming and did not RSVP, you will need to bring your own breakfast and lunch and have your own transportation to and from Cedar Ranch. 

Jordan Gibson will drive GraceBuilt Students (middle/high schoolers) to arrive by 9 AM at Cedar Ranch. We will pray together after the GraceBuilt Students arrive, then the older skilled men teach the rest of us basic building skills (like last time) and we work till noon. Break for lunch, then get back to working together till 5 PM. At 5 PM we clean things up, reserving time to pray over the men and the students so we can get on the road by 6 PM.  Parents should pick up their kids from GraceBuilt by 8 PM.

We will do so alongside our Calvary Chapel Crossroads/Cedar Ranch Retreat Center family in Christ. This includes drilling, digging post holes, and wood cutting.

Who

Enjoy working with your hands and searching for an opportunity to bless others? Then join our regional missions trip!

• Friday is geared towards men young and old, dads and their kids.
• Saturday all are welcome (even if you did not RSVP).  If you are coming and did not RSVP, you will need to bring your own breakfast and lunch and have your own transportation to and from Cedar Ranch. 

What To Bring

• a desire to love and serve God and His people
• an overnight bag (with towel, change of clothes, toiletries),
• sheets (bunks are twin size), sleeping bag, pillows, etc.
• boots/shoes appropriate for outside work, and
• a Bible, and a journal or notebook for your thoughts

Please bring the following tools/equipment if you have them:

• Digging bar
• Impact drivers
• Drills
• Sawzall (reciprocating saw)
• Circular Saw
• Belt Sander
• *If you are able to bring any of these, please let us know when you RSVP below. Please RSVP to help Cedar Ranch prepare enough food and rooms for our arrival.

Cost

$0 - Lodging and meals are being provided free of charge this trip!
If the Lord leads you to help towards the $2,140 estimated cost of materials (or God puts on your heart to bless our sister church just 'cuz), please do so online here,
https://crossroadsva.churchcenter.com/giving
select "O-Course/Ropes Course" 

• When you RSVP, tell us in the note whether you are arriving Friday with the men, or Saturday with the Youth. This helps Cedar Ranch plan for beds and meals!

Where & When ***Final day to RSVP, Friday 3/29.***

Cedar Ranch Retreat Center
13310 Del Dios Way
Culpeper, VA 22701

Cedar Ranch is about 1.5 hours drive from GraceBuilt.

Men, plan on meeting 6 PM at the retreat center on Friday. Dinner on Friday starts at 6. Please let Pastor Sean know if you must arrive later so dinner can be set aside for your arrival.

GraceBuilt Students, meet Jordan Gibson at GraceBuilt by 7 AM on Saturday. He will drive to arrive at Cedar Ranch before the 9 AM start time.  Pickup students at GraceBuilt by 8 PM.

Remember: If you are coming and did not RSVP, you will need to have your own transportation to and from Cedar Ranch.

Leader

Pastor Sean, Jordan Gibson 

Reach out to them with any questions,