South of the Border: Locals take mission trip to Mexico

Sharing the love of Christ is a passion for Kortney Sherburne of Aplington, Jason Edeker of Greene, and his girlfriend, Karly Nederhoff.

They were among a group of 20-25 that traveled with Emmanuel Covenant Church to spend a week (July 13-19) working at the Emmanuel Kingdom Ministries Children's Home in Juarez, Mexico.

"God put us on this earth to take care of our neighbors," Edeker said.

The Children's Home is a place where kids from four to 16 years old, often from single-parent homes, stay from Sunday afternoon to Friday night, while parents work. Parents usually pick up two shifts, and still only make $60 per week. On Friday night, the parents pick the children up and take them home for the weekend.

Sherburne, a veterinary student at Iowa State, has now made two mission trips to Mexico as well as two trips to Nicaragua.

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