Barnabas was a man in the Bible who traveled with Paul. His name meant “son of encouragement” and that’s exactly what he did as he moved from place to place.

A group of teens from Central Ohio decided to travel around their nation on a Barnabas bus for the summer. It was a different kind of missions trip. They decided to go where the need was, and to encourage people they met on the way.

They started at the Salvation Army Worship center. They hung out with the kids, dressed up as clowns and ministered, and performed several community projects in the local community such as painting the gym at the Salvation Army and helping build a house for the Habitat for Humanity. They traveled to New Mexico and ministered to the Navajo Indians and then to Los Angeles where they spent time with homeless men, women, and children.

The teens gave up two months of summer vacation, but feel like they gained much more than they gave up.

To read the entire article, go to: Faith Powers Teens on Cross Country Trek, Central Ohio.com, July 15, 2008 – Kurt Moore, Marion Star