By MEGHAN DURBAK
Kokomo Tribune
July 23, 2008

When Jeremy Jones arrived at the Maple Lawn Trailer Court in Miami County, he noted the pathetic state of the playground.

The dirt and empty frames acted as testimony to the diminishing quality of life in the neighborhood over the years.

There was a swing set with no swings, except the infant carrier loosely attached to the metal frame by a rope. The rest had disappeared long ago.

Jones realized the neighborhood had nearly 100 young children, and nowhere for them to play.

That’s why Jones, the youth pastor for First Baptist Church of Galveston, and the youth group DV8, decided to sponsor a mission trip to the trailer court. [More]

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