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SU CASA - Personal Testaments
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
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Saturdays: What Previous Participants Are Saying:
"I loved taking the children of Pavas to the amusement park. Totally made me smile and helped shape my entire trip. I also realized how much Americans have, how fortunate I am and therefore how much I can give up and give back to people who don't have as much as myself. God is everywhere…especially in Central America: just look at the mountains, the sky, the green grass, and above all, the children …God PROVIDES!" 
"The Central America service-learning trip has not only left me with irreplaceable experiences, lasting friendships, and unimaginable knowledge, but it has given me a chance to mature mentally and spiritually in the presence of God and His picturesque surroundings." 
"Tuesday afternoon during a grueling hike through the vegetation of Nicaragua, my group and I encountered a humble home surrounded by an assortment of grazing farm animals. While lounging on his front porch, a stranger, seeing us begin to pass his home, welcomed us onto his property. As I relaxed on one of his wooden rocking chairs, I could not help feeling puzzled about the man's caring, but uncommon deed toward strangers. At night during the same day as I was logging in my journal, I surprisingly noticed the particular gospel passage staring right at me. The phrase "I was a stranger and you welcomed me" jumped immediately out of the page, and I soon realized that the humble stranger just performed one of Jesus' spiritual messages of God." 
"I miss Nicaragua." 
"My advice for the students going next year would be to look for the images of Jesus, only I challenge them to look beyond the statues and paintings, and look for the images of Jesus in the people, the children, the pastors, the wives, the parents, everyone because it's there. It may take a bit of searching and it may take some time before you realize that Jesus is inside every single one of the people you meet and that these are the images of Jesus that really matter." |
