Luke Venhuizen spent spring break on service trip

2017 May 25

Luke Venhuizen of Munster, Indiana, joined 120 Dordt College students, who spent their spring break doing service projects throughout the United States. Venhuizen is a senior majoring in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relation. He also has a minor in Journalism. He traveled with a group of students to St. Louis, Missouri.

As part of an ongoing desire to make service a part of everyday life, these students chose to participate in a weeklong mission trip with PLIA (Putting Love Into Action). In March, students travelled to one of the following locations: Atlanta, Georgia; Cary, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Colorado City, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Austin, Texas; Inez, Kentucky; Neon, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Mendenhall, Mississippi; Shiprock, New Mexico; St. Louis, Missouri; and Lac Courte Oreilles, Wisconsin.

At the sites, students will do a wide variety of jobs, including home repair and painting, cleanup of center grounds or facilities, and childcare or teaching. They also cultivate longterm relationships between Dordt and the organization the group is serving. While on the trip, groups also typically spend some time on recreation and sightseeing.

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, the mission of Dordt College is to equip students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive college named to the best college lists by U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, and Princeton Review. To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.