If this were a typical year at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, the high school seniors would have spent last week packing swimsuits and beach towels for the annual spring break class trip to South Padre Island, a Texas resort town.
Instead, the students were swallowing anti-malaria pills and stocking up on Wet Wipes. The class of 2013 voted to forgo the traditional beach vacation for a “Survivor”-like mission experience in Panama.