The Campus Council on Ministry (CCOM) at Southwestern College took 15 students for a spring break mission trip to Greensburg.
“There are so many choices these students could have done for fun during spring break,” says Ashlee Alley, director of campus ministry at Southwestern. “I am excited that students want to spend their break in service to others.”
Greensburg was hit by a devastating F-5 class tornado May 4, 2007. Following that tornado, the leaders of Greensburg decided to bring back the town in a completely sustainable way.
Jason Speegle, director of Green Team Southwestern, and two of his students also went on the mission trip. The entire group received a tour of the green buildings that have been built in Greensburg.
According to Alley, the whole group worked with the leaders of Mennonite Housing, a group that does rebuilding following a natural disaster.
“We tried to help them in any way we could. They are the crew leaders for the project,” Alley says.
Winfield native and Southwestern College student Alex Gottlob donated seven trees that the students planted during the trip.
The students left Saturday, March 14, and returned Thursday, March 19. While in Greensburg, they lodged at the Greensburg United Methodist Church.
