Mission Trip Participants - Summer 2008

Members of the Covenant Chorale and Ringers (grades 9-12) who depart on June 18 for Fishersville, Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg, and Greensboro, North Carolina, singing and ringing in concert and worship:

• Youth: Grace Anderson, Catie Crain, Carson Duffy, Mauryn Eisenschmidt, Mary Grace Gibson, Katelyn Horne, Ivey King, Philip Koonce, Sarah McNeill, London Perry, Katherine Richey, Jessica Saunders, Burke Spivey, Elizabeth Spivey, Mollie Strawn, Rosie Strawn, Dylan Welchman, Evan Welchman, Elizabeth Wright;
• Adults: Matt Isaacs, Bill Keith, Laurel Talley;
• Staff: Stephen and Susan Talley.

Members of the 2008 High School Mission Team for freshmen, sophomores and juniors who depart on June 22 for the Hinton Rural Life Center, Hayesville, North Carolina:

• Youth: John Ash, Claire Bonnell, Elizabeth Cooper, Mauryn Eisenschmidt, Davis Finnen, Mary Grace Gibson, Lee Grainger, Ivey King, Nate Jones, Lacy McAlister, Mary Kate McAlister, Robby McNeill, Sarah McNeill, Saxby Morehead, Harrison Pedigo, London Perry, Lee Ramsey, Jessica Saunders, Mike Smith, Burke Spivey, Rebecca Stojancic, Rosie Strawn, Genny Ward, Dylan Welchman, Will Whitley, Emily Zizzi;
• Adults: Darren Ash, Lucy Crain, Mark McAlister, Heather Myer, Kevin Strawn, Bill Whitley, LeeAnne Whitley.

Members of the 2008 High School Seniors Mission Team who depart on June 23 for Chican, Mexico:
Trip leaders: Carson Duffy, Katelyn Horne, Rob McAlister, Sam Watson;

• Seniors: Grace Anderson, Jessica Carr, Catie Crain, Jacob Elliot, Lyle Kendrick, Philip Koonce, John Moore, Katherine Richey, Jesse Schwab, Elizabeth Spivey, Mollie Strawn, Kevin Watson, Noel Weeks, Evan Welchman, Andrew Zizzi;
• Adults: Wade Cantrell, Meredith Finnen, Jess Heath; Staff: Carla Leaf, Neil Myer.

Members of the 2008 Mexico Mission Team, who depart on July 12 for Reynosa:

• Trip Leader: Mike Brown; Task Force: Andy Ball, Jill Cervantes, Sarah Crowder, Ariel Gritter, Ben McCormick, Cecelia Ramsey, Randy Ripple, Diane Takata;
• Adult team: Cathrine Balentine, Kim Barnhardt, Molli Bucher, Lee Bush, Leah Campbell, Pam Cervantes, Janet Delery, Mary Diehl, Lynn Finlon, Robin Garcia, Robin Goodson, Kristi Godfrey-Hurrell, Kristin Horner, Jerry Jernigan, Bill Keith, Don Lampke, Chip Leaf, Alicia Leftwich, Lucy Moore, Paul Pedigo, Saya Powell, Martha Ripple, Maria Saunders, Steve Shockley, Nik Van Nort, David Yoder, Julie Wayne, Genie White;
• Medical Team: Mary Edna Buie, John McGee, Dee Newton; Staff: Bob Henderson, Carla Leaf;
• College Student Team: Jennifer Barnhardt, Jeannie Beasley, Kohl Eisenschmidt, Walt Elam, Jordan Howe, Sarah Lafferty, Thomas McComb, JD Mills, Tucker Mills, Mary Ripple, Chris Wheeler, Evan Worsham.

Members of the Quest 2008 Class, who depart on July 12 for the Heifer Project International in Perryville, Arkansas:

• Youth: Sam Askew, Maggie Bennight, Jack Bonnell, Maggie Boorman, Taylor Brookhouse, Darien Bucher, Thomas Crain, David Diehl, Sazzy Gourley, Emily Hamilton, Crosby Ignasher, Katie Jackson, Andy Kendrick, Wolfgang Lampke, Annie McAlister, Bobby Moore, Hunter Newton, Anna Kate Ramsey, Susan Richey, Blaine Sanders, Jordan Schriefer, Colin Stewart, Riley Tershel, David Wayne, George Williams, Sarah Williams;
• Adults: Macie Bennight, Kerry Hamilton, Tim Kendrick, Kelli McAlister, Mike Ramsey, Mary Wood Stallings, Terry Wayne, Amy Wright.

Stapleton/Davidson Urban Ministry Interns: Ian Bond, Sara Kay Knicely, Ann Watford (sponsored by Covenant); Rebecca Morton, Michael Spangler (sponsored by First Presbyterian).

“People in Mission” scholarship recipients:

Will Diehl and Hannah Leaf are working with Faith Ministries in Reynosa, Mexico;

David Sullivan is traveling to Braila, Romania in August on a medical mission trip;

Freedom School scholarship recipient: Katie Pressly is working with the Children’s Defense Fund at the Freedom School based at Highland Renaissance Academy.

Middle School Youth along with leaders and parents who perform service work at Urban Ministries on Sunday mornings, June 15 - 29: John Michael Askew, Caroline Atwell, Erin Bacon, Lucas Barnhardt, Meg Bryant, Will Bucher, Ellison Cleghorn, Amelia Currie, Christopher Dillon, Reid Dillon, Lucy Falls, Morgan Ferone, Alex Garcia, Pierce Gibson, David Gindra, Morgan Goodson, Hannah Henderson, Will Henderson, Ross Hobson, Jacob Lampke, Jodi Mattiacci, Mark McAlister, Suzanne Moyer, Dylan Newton, Richard Pedigo, Matthew Pound, McLean Robinson, Shel Robinson, Lilly Robicsek, Abbey Rogers, Bishop Saunders, Emma Stojancic, Meredith Tershel, Will White, Maggie Whitley, Riley Williams, Angel Worsham, Cora Wright.

Covenant Kids Care: “The Spirit Takes Flight.” Children in grades 1-5 and their families, who meet on Sunday mornings through June 29, help restock the food pantry, and help Highland Academy get ready for the new school year.