Impact Summit

October 2, 2026 | 7:15 AM | Lutheran Church of Hope

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Three female youth team members from Sheldon, Iowa, smile together during a break from service, processing their experiences of cross-cultural fellowship on an Abaco impact trip.
Impact Team: Abaco

Abaco Travel & Day 1

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Maddie, Caitlyn, and Lilly

A long journey to the island instantly turned into an active mission of partnership as the Immanuel CRC Youth team began caulking, painting, and building alongside local friends. Read the first team update from Maddie, Caitlyn, and Lilly to see how quickly a rainy workday can turn into a beautiful reminder of community!

We started our adventures by getting up and leaving at 11 pm. After the long 3-hour drive, we arrived at the airport and got through TSA, where Cliff got a pat down. After the long day of travel, we arrived in Abaco with little to no sleep.

The first thing we did was get a grand tour of the island, where we saw many colorful houses. After a fast supper and devotional we went paddle boarding and headed to bed. 

A student volunteer tackles indoor home maintenance by caulking baseboards, demonstrating the detailed hands-on service that drives Many Hands' community restoration efforts.
Volunteers from the Immanuel CRC Youth Impact Team work together outdoors to build a new wooden deck frame, advancing a Safe Structures home rebuilding project in Abaco.
An Immanuel CRC youth volunteer operates a miter saw under adult supervision, gaining hands-on construction experience during a Many Hands home restoration trip in Abaco.

Day two we spent the day helping rebuild homes. We ate breakfast and headed to Tracy’s home where some of us caulked and painted floor boards and mudded and taped the walls. After lunch we met AT, a nice guy, and most of us worked on a house where we painted and built a deck in the rain. It was an unexpected blessing! We headed home, ate supper, swam, and went to bed!  

– Maddie, Caitlyn, and Lilly

Three female youth team members from Sheldon, Iowa, smile together during a break from service, processing their experiences of cross-cultural fellowship on an Abaco impact trip.

Impact Participant

This profile represents the collective voice of our Many Hands Impact teams. The reflections shared here are written by everyday individuals, from students and parents to local community members, who have traveled to Haiti and Abaco to experience the mission firsthand. They are not full-time staff. They are volunteers stepping out in faith to be love in action. In these posts, you will read raw, unpolished stories of personal transformation. Our guest writers document the shared humanity discovered while working alongside local leaders on safe structures, education initiatives, and community development. Impact trips are designed to change the participant as much as the community they serve. Through their words, you get a front row seat to the exact moments people discover their purpose and learn to live with intention.

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