A Taste of Home

This week is Spring Break. It has been amazing to have this week off since last week so busy with hosting Spring Break Greaterworks round 1 and next week is Spring Break Greaterworks round 2. On Monday I got the most wonderful package in the mail from a friend in Michigan. It contained lotion, chocolate, and other wonderful items. It was just the lift I needed from the tough week last week.

Also this week a group from Anderson University has been spending time in Allen. I had arranged before they came out to spend time with them. On Tuesday morning we went to the 555 in Whiteclay, NE to serve lunch at the Hands of Faith soup kitchen. It was so great to see the students from AU love the men and women from the streets. It was wonderful to see them have conversations with the people and pray with them. There were a couple of times where the people there made us laugh and a couple of times the people there had us on the border of tears.

After our time at the 555 we went to the Red Cloud Indian School for a tour and time in their art gallery. We learned some great information about the wonderful things that Red Cloud is doing. They have a high graduation rate and how they do a lot to educate their students about the culture of the Lakota people. They also have a wonderful art gallery. They encourage Native artists to express themselves through art. The gift shop at Red Cloud also sells locally made jewelry and other art work. They buy the things from the people directly and then sell in order to keep the gift shop running and the Heritage Center operating.

I stayed the night with the AU group and we beaded with some local ladies from the church in Allen. It was fun to hang out with my old friends from the church and new friends from AU. It was great to spend time with the students from Anderson. We chatted about things on campus and they inquired about my life out here. It is crazy to me to think that 4 years ago I took my first Spring Break trip out to Pine Ridge. It was great to share with the students about my journey on how I got out here. I am really excited because all of the students who came on the trip will be in Anderson next year. I will be in seminary next year at AU so I am going to have all of the students over for a meal.

Getting the package and spending time with the AU students brought a little taste of home to me.

Also I got an e-mail saying that I was accepted to School of Theology at Anderson University. I am so excited that it is official that I will get attending class there in the fall.