By Amy Maginnis-Honey

Mission trips to Mexico are a common experience for many local teens who are part of their church’s youth group.

Laiken Shaw, a junior at Rodriguez High School, has been to Mexico on a mission trip.

She will travel this summer to Kenya after working a variety of functions to raise money for When I Grow Up, a nonprofit that supports the Furaha Community Foundation that offers impoverished children an education in Huruma, Kenya.

Meals are also provided for the 500-plus primary students and the 200-plus high school students.

Source: Teen girl will see Kenyan village she’s raised money to help