For some students, spring break does not always mean a break from hard work. Some people choose to spend their week off of school helping others.

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Allison Smith is a girl who cares more about serving the people that are less fortunate than lying on the beach for a week.

Smith is traveling to Port St. Joe, Fla., the week of her spring break to serve in the community there. She will be participating in anything from construction of a ramp to just talking to people on their front porches.

The trip, Amplify, is hosted by the college ministry of First Baptist Church of Opelika. The team consists of about 200 college students that are divided into a construction team and a community outreach team.

The construction team will participate in projects such as painting houses, repairing window screens, pulling weeds or building wheel chair ramps. Most people in the community are elderly so they cannot maintain their homes by themselves.

The community outreach team will walk the streets of the neighborhood or knock on doors to find people to strike up a conversation with. Their mission is to build relationships with people in the community and to love on them. This team also takes the kids to the park to entertain them when they get home from school.

At the end of the week the teams come together to host a block party for the entire neighborhood. Food, inflatables and games are set up in the park for the children and families. Everyone gathers in the gymnasium for a time of worship as the day ends.

Allison Smith is a senior at Auburn University and a member of the college ministry of First Baptist. She is attending Amplify for the second year in a row.

“I love being able to minister to the parents and their children to see where they are at in their life so I can pray over them for certain things they might be dealing with,” Smith said.

The college ministry has been taking this trip during spring break for a few years. All of the students and volunteers stay in houses near the neighborhood they serve in.

The students also have worship time and are a part of a small group when they are not working in the neighborhood.

The college ministry is going to do a long-term mission trip to Port St. Joe, Fla. this summer. For more information visit the website at http://college.fbcopelika.com/