Hard to believe that this awesome Colorado immersion trip has been completed for a while. We were all fired up about serving in Aurora, Colorado, but I know it went by so fast! I kept drifting away almost the whole day after this adventure ended, maybe hasn’t ended yet:-P We had an immeasurable amount of memories in colorful Colorado. Thank you so much for being such amazing … [Read more...] about ROARing to serve in AuROARa, Colorado! – Yawei Yang
Tuesday was extraordinary. We played with children all morning and the creative play room was completely full. The kiddos brought me so many smiles and gave me such inspiration. Even the children with medical conditions did not play any less hard or give up any easier. If anything, I watched them struggle to get up the slide stairs even harder. It’s so easy to get caught up in … [Read more...] about We had a blast in Colorado!-Michaela Fisher
The underlying theme for this trip has been dignity. Everyone had dignity no matter social class, creed, religion or color. This trip has opened my eyes and popped bubble on what health and wellness means. Today's service in particular was about HIV/AIDS pandemic that is currently happening hidden behind laws and social stigma. I knew that HIV/AIDS could be transmitted by … [Read more...] about Dignity and Education
Today our group went to a sister congregation with central united methodist church called, Haywood Street. This was an experience I don't think I could get anywhere else. It was motivating, inspiring, encouraging, and so much more. This has been one of the biggest demonstrations of what unconditional love can amount to and how, just in general, caring for people as people... … [Read more...] about Haywood Street
Bear Breaks volunteered at Growing Places Indy today to learn more about Sustainability. While there, we fought off freezing conditions including both wind and snow. Luckily, we were able to work in the greenhouses to warm us up. While in the greenhouses, we prepared crates of soil to be seeded. Immediately after that, we planted the seeds into our newly made … [Read more...] about Sustainability at Growing Places Indy: Prepping, Planting, and Pulling