By Grace Eickel Wesley-Rankin Day Two This morning we walked in bright and early for our day two of serving at Wesley Rankin Community Center- we were greeted with tons of hugs and tackles from the kids that we met the day before. Marcus was one of the first kids that ran to me- “Hey! Hey! Miss Grace, will you pleasssseeeeee play teacher with me?!?” He blurts out and takes my … [Read more...] about A Happy Day Two
Dallas, TX By Lauren Barreca Today my heart has been feeling both very light and very heavy at all once. It was our 2nd and last day hanging out with the sweet, passionate, and energetic kiddos at Wesley-Rankin Community Center. With the limited amount of time I spent with each child, I still had the privilege to experience a unique and personality-filled moment … [Read more...] about Change Is An Action, Not A Reaction
My Experience Hi everyone! My name is Audrey Welhoff and I am a freshman, Speech and Language Pathology major at MSU! This spring break I decided to attend a Bear Break trip to Aurora, Colorado to serve in Colorado Children's Hospital. So far, my group and I have been in Aurora for about three days. Before serving, I was excited to get to interact with the staff, kids, and … [Read more...] about Aurora: Positive Community Forms Even in the Hardest Circumstances
Intro My name is Julianna McKee. My major is Child and Family Development, Child Life. Serving at Children's Hospital of Colorado has been an amazing experience and has been different from any other service I have done before. We have only been here for two days and I already feel like I have learned more than I have learned during any of my other experiences with other … [Read more...] about Aurora: Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Today I woke up excited and extremely curious as to what the day would entail. After waking up and getting ready, we all headed to Wesley Rankin. On our drive, I was quite shocked by our surroundings. To my left there were really nice, recently constructed townhomes, but, when I glanced to my right I saw a poverty-stricken community. It was a really surreal thing to see. … [Read more...] about First Day in Dallas