The Gateway Church mission team includes (back row, left to right) Paige Haase, Mike Lamb, Sterling Haase, John Boorman and (front row, left to right) Morgan Wilson, Gloria Califf, Lucille Deslandes and Doug Haase. On Tuesday, July 7, the group will depart for Nicaragua, where they will help build a church. They plan to return home on Monday, July 20. Contributed photo

Eight members of a Washougal church will spend 10 days lending a helping hand in one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.