The last four days have been full of new experiences! Vogel Alcove has one of the best missions I have ever heard of. In preparation for this trip, our group discussed how important it was to understand the people we were serving were not broken. Our group was not going to 'fix' any issue. Instead, we were providing support and resources to those who needed it. Vogel Alcove's … [Read more...] about Dallas Day Four
Archives for March 2018
Hi everyone! I'm YiKen Jongerius and I'm the trip leader for this year's Chicago Spring Immersion Trip. It has been an action-packed week, and I can't believe it's already over. Service Today at St. James Food Pantry, we helped pack food, organized the shelves, and distributed food to clients. People had various jobs throughout our time there, and I was kind … [Read more...] about Small Actions and Big Impacts
Today was our second and final day at Vogal Alcove. We arrived at Vogal Alcove and immediately went to the classrooms that we worked in the day before. The children who were in these classrooms were more receptive to us, due to the fact that we had already built a rapport with them. For example, I worked in a preschool classroom and many more of the students wanted to interact … [Read more...] about Dallas Day Four
By: Meng Wang Hi, everyone. My name is Meng Wang. I am from China. My major at MSU is Public Administration. And I am a graduate student. I feel very grateful to have this service trip. Service in Saint James Food Pantry Today we went to Saint James Food Pantry. It is a place to offer healthy food for poor families and homeless people. When we arrived there, we were … [Read more...] about Last Day in Chicago!
By: Darren Young- Trip Advisor St. James Food Pantry It was getting close to closing time at the St. James Food Pantry when a elderly client walked into the distribution room. He handed his slip of paper the one of our students working the counter patiently waiting for his bag of food. While waiting he asked, “are there cookies in the bag?” The students replied, “not … [Read more...] about The Power of a Smile, Kind Word and a Box of Graham Crackers.