In the last analysis, every mission trip boils down to people --
--the people who give up a week or so of their lives to make the trip
-- the people who have the vision, the tenacity, the patience, and the compassion to make things happen
--the people who come to learn new skills and meet new people
--and the people whose lives have been turned upside down and whose hopes hinge on their own persistence and on, as Blanche DuBois used to say, "on the kindness of strangers.
It's the people you never forget, and the people who make you want to come back. And it's the people who remind you most profoundly of how lucky you are, how blessed you are, and, when you think about the human race this way, what a big interesting family you have.
A group is headed to the French Quarter tonight for a festival, and another out to dinner. Then it's homeward bound (in stages!) in the morning.
--the people who give up a week or so of their lives to make the trip
-- the people who have the vision, the tenacity, the patience, and the compassion to make things happen
--the people who come to learn new skills and meet new people
--and the people whose lives have been turned upside down and whose hopes hinge on their own persistence and on, as Blanche DuBois used to say, "on the kindness of strangers.
It's the people you never forget, and the people who make you want to come back. And it's the people who remind you most profoundly of how lucky you are, how blessed you are, and, when you think about the human race this way, what a big interesting family you have.
A group is headed to the French Quarter tonight for a festival, and another out to dinner. Then it's homeward bound (in stages!) in the morning.
