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In recent years, Chapelhill Church has hosted GoTrips for High School students. Each trip is designed for students to love people as God loves them. In the summer of 2022, there was an opportunity for Chapelhill Youth to participate in a mission outreach in Cleveland, Ohio, and Lucas McRae jumped at the chance to go.

Along with his peers, Lucas spent a week working with kids in local, less-fortunate neighborhoods. They hosted block parties for the kids, prayed with families, and shared the love of Jesus with all they encountered.

However, it wasn’t just the people of Ohio who experienced Jesus in a new way.

“During that entire week, we were praying, and I felt really connected to God. Super connected. It was then that I received God’s calling, and I just suddenly remembered Youth Alive.”

Youth Alive is a student-led Bible club held within high schools that promotes student leadership and discipleship. Ultimately, it’s students reaching students.

“I thought a lot about Youth Alive, and I asked myself, ‘Is this really what God wants me to do?’ I pushed through because I knew it was going to be good for His name. More people were going to hear about Him in my school! Since beginning this journey, I’ve been able to hear all the different perspectives about God, not from the club, but from people in school hearing about us.”

Because of Kingdom Builders, students like Lucas discover their calling in places they never expected. GoTrips provide the opportunity to explore what God created them to do and determine how to do it.

Lucas offers a word of encouragement: “If you’re wrestling with what God is calling you to do, be obedient and follow through, because God will always follow through for you – no matter what.”