For the eighth time in nine years, Group Mission Trips brought about 300 stu­dents and adult lead­ers to Winchester for a week of ser­vice, home repairs and rela­tion­ship-build­ing. Volunteers rebuilt decks, con­struct­ed wheel­chair ramps and paint­ed homes for elder­ly res­i­dents, peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties and fam­i­lies in need, all while shar­ing meals, prayers and con­ver­sa­tions with home­own­ers. Participants said the week changed more than hous­es, help­ing stu­dents grow in con­fi­dence, faith and com­pas­sion while giv­ing res­i­dents con­nec­tion, encour­age­ment and practical…