06/03/2026
A team of 19 and 20-year-olds from Alberta flew to Tampa earlier this year on a GO Trip. White sand, palm trees, the kind of weather Albertans don't see for half the year.
They barely noticed.
On a walk along the pier after a long day on the University of South Florida campus, one of the guys broke the quiet: "This feels wrong. It's been like 20 minutes since we shared the gospel with anyone."
Without missing a beat, the team started talking with the people around them on the pier. That was the rhythm of the whole trip. A few days later, while helping a local church set up a festival, they noticed one of the vendors wasn't connected to the church—she was working her booth, getting through the day. They told her what Jesus had done for them and asked if she wanted Him to do the same for her. She prayed with them right there and asked to meet the pastor. She's been attending that church ever since.
When the mission gets clear, the distractions get quiet.