Home Sweet Home!

Thanks so much for reading our posts and keeping up on our trip! We arrived home on Saturday night, March 17, about 9 pm. It was a long ride home, but we were still all a little sad to get off the bus and return to the life of classes and work that is our normal, everyday existence. Our trip was truly a success in every way - great friendships built, meaningful work done, and lots of fun had by all. Personally, it was hard work being a cook, grocery shopper, clothes washer, and mom to 24 college students (and a couple adults too!) but it was one of the most rewarding things I have done in a long time!

As I close out my reflections on this year's trip and start looking forward to next year's (that's right, you better clear your Spring Break '08 calendar right now!) I'd just like to say that it seems to me that we are never more fully alive than when we are serving others. As Gandhi said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" and I guess that makes sense if loving God and lovings others is what we were created to do. My hope and prayer is that whether you were able to travel to New Orleans with us or not, the stories and pictures chronicled in this blog will remind you once again of the great beauty and joy found in fulfilling the call that God extends to each and every one of us to love and serve one another.

Until Next Time,

Rebecca
Posted on March 19, 2007