With all the sweat and tears left behind, the Central Baptist Church River Trip Team has returned home from another successful trip to the valley. The team made the long hot trip to Port Isabel to hold Vacation Bible School for the First Baptist Church located there. Members who were not teaching VBS were working on the many construction needs of the church. Itasca Central Baptist Church members helped with sheet-rock, ceiling repair, and various other projects around the church. The team had a great time and enjoyed sharing both their time and their faith with the people of Port Isabel.
Many church members agree that the trip each year is the high light of their year.
The Team has been making the summer trip to the valley for 20 years and intends to make it another 20 years. The trip is a blessing to both the workers from Itasca and to the church receiving the help. It is extremely important to know the difference between a legal consumer firework and a dangerous explosive device. They are federally banned explosives. They can cause serious injury or even death.