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Krystal grew up not fully understanding what it meant to follow Christ. After her husband got horribly sick, she realized that life is truly short. His healt...

Melinda Luchun has experience working in various afterschool programs and community networks. She started work as a Neighborhood Development Specialist in No...

While in the youth group under Jeff Montgomery, Samantha went on several week-long domestic mission trips. Those weeks were a time of great personal growth. ...

Lydia Dowdell was born in Naples, Italy, but has lived most of her life in Virginia Beach. For Lydia, music has always been important. She is involved in cho...

Miguel grew up going to church and youth group, but it wasn't until his sophomore year of high school when he realized that being a Christian means more than...

Samuel Doster grew up in Morganton, NC. He came to know the Lord in his later teen years and he has a great passion for Jesus Christ. With an Associate in Ar...

Jeffrey Montgomery was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He spent most of his career working in the Navy. In 2004, Jeff was in a severe motorcycle accide...

July 27th, 2019--It is crazy to believe that we just finished the last week of summer missions in Norfolk. We are so grateful to have New Covenant Presbyteri...

June 20th, 2019- Wow, another week has ended, and the Lord has continued to pour out blessing upon blessing each day! This week, we were honored to work with...

July 13th, 2019-This week we had a blast with students from Grace Community Church and Norview Baptist Church! It was so amazing to watch over the course of ...

July 6, 2019-This week we were so excited to host Virginia Beach Community Chapel for a week of missions in Norfolk. The youth from VBCC brought energy, enth...

June 29, 2019-This past week of missions at EY2S has been different because we have not had any student missionaries join us throughout the week. After our o...

June 22, 2019-Our first week of summer missions kicked off with a bang. We were blessed to have youth from Avalon Hills Bible Church set aside their first we...

In addition to our year-round staffers, this summer we have 5 additional leaders joining us. Each one was carefully selected and we are excited for the wide ...

This past Saturday we were so excited to host our first EY2S worship night. Youth from Avalon Hills Bible Church, Grace Community Church, Norview Baptist Chu...

We are less than three weeks away from our 2019 summer of missions and things are finally coming together. Our staff for the summer has been selected and are...

An EY2S Mission trip is good for… Students For students who have grown up in the church, an EY2S mission trip is a perfect opportunity to learn how to put th...

Seated on the floor of the moving van, I winced as my friends plaited my thick curly hair into braids. Two hours out from our destination, we decided that now...

One of the most important parts of an EY2S mission trip is our Vacation Bible School (VBS). Student missionaries are challenged to organize and lead their ow...