Processing with the group, we were incredibly grateful for our hosts in Belfast, for the relationships we made, and for all we learned about the new culture, and most importantly, about ourselves. As you will have read in the reflections, the students experienced God in a variety of ways - some in common, many unique to their individual experience. It has been a pleasure walking with them! We said our goodbyes and are looking forward to connecting in a few weeks to talk about how we're processing things at home. Stay tuned for more reflections as they come in!
Transitioning to Detroit for me was relatively easy, I had a bit of a delay but was picked up at the Detroit airport by Barb Schrag and Keegan, a Hesston College student serving with MDS as a part of his coursework this summer. The team from Belfast however had a bit more trouble... reminiscent of our experience trying to leave Chicago a few weeks ago. Their flight from Boston to Detroit was cancelled so they were able to get to Chicago and a couple of wonderful MDS volunteers drove down to pick them up... they didn't arrive back in Detroit until 5:30 this morning! So we took the morning off and will start with a tour at noon today.
Here is a picture of the MDS Devotions which started off their day at 8am - the group from Belfast was still asleep, but Elizabeth Eichleburger, a YV participant from Nebraska here joining the team for the next 10 days was here so it was great to connect with her (on the Right) as the other MDS volunteers and Hesston College students participated in sharing and prayer this morning.
We're glad to be here and ready for what this next time in Detroit will bring!
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