Living a Month in a Day

Living a Month in a Day

This post was written by Alan Lewis, a member of the Uganda team. Follow along with updates from the Uganda team as they cultivate relationships with our new partners at the Bududa Learning Center in eastern Uganda. Today lasted blissfully forever, and you just had to...
Where’s Your Chamber?

Where’s Your Chamber?

The 2017 El Salvador team is in the community of Getsemani this week as part of Myers Park Presbyterian’s renewed partnership with Habitat for Humanity El Salvador. Follow along with their work all week here on the blog! Friday marked our final day on the job...
Manos, Manos, no Manos

Manos, Manos, no Manos

The 2017 El Salvador team is in the community of Getsemani this week as part of Myers Park Presbyterian’s renewed partnership with Habitat for Humanity El Salvador. Follow along with their work all week here on the blog! Tuesday had all the makings of an easier...
Cuba: Be Present, Notice Things

Cuba: Be Present, Notice Things

Be present. Notice things. Those simple guidelines from Michelle grounded us throughout the week in Cuba. Whether at a meal shared with the youth of the church in Remedios or on the bus with each other, the intent was to be present. To appreciate the moment as it...
Cuba: Liberation Theology

Cuba: Liberation Theology

Cuban cultural night was lit (pardon the slang, we are a group of mostly high schoolers). Our Cuban friends treated us to an evening filled with skits, food, and dancing. We learned about the peanut salespeople who seem to be on every square; the weird white fruit...