The Westminster Presbyterian Church has a new vision for what they want to become in the Pueblo community. And they're getting a lot of help thanks to a youth mission trip from Texas.

Kids from Texas are in Southern Colorado all week on a mission trip to help a church in Pueblo achieve its dream of expanding and becoming more youth-oriented.

Christina Garner from Irving, Texas just turned 15 years old, on her youth mission trip to Pueblo.

"I wasn't gonna go, I was actually gonna go celebrate my birthday in Georgia," says Garner.

She quickly changed her mind. Realizing there was something more she could do on her 15th birthday than just focusing on herself.

"Its a lot better to just step out by yourself and to just try and help others out, even if you're not getting anything in return," she says.

But as she has come to find out, she's gotten a lot in return--like new, lifelong friends who feel the same way she does about helping churches in need.

"I think it is important for people to be aware of others, and I think if you are aware its pretty obvious how much need there is," says Sylvia Sullivan, Grace Youth and Mission Group.