Today’s word of the day is Sustainability… Every morning we post a word of the day to discuss in our evening reflections. We started our morning with freshly baked cinnamon rolls and breakfast sandwiches from On The Rise Bakery located inside the Solanus Casey Center. This bakery is owned by the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and […]
Today we had a free day to explore Detroit before starting some service tomorrow! We had a relaxing morning, packed some lunch, and headed to Belle Isle Park. Belle Isle is a 982 acre park in the Detroit river with multiple attractions such as museums and various education centers. We parked, hiked around parts of […]
Today we woke up and went off to breakfast before we heading off to our last construction sites for the week. We were split between the two construction sites that we were at the first day of construction work! Our group was tying wires, pouring cement, and moving rocks/gravel. We did not spend too much […]
We started the day early at 4:30AM with a hike up the mountain to watch the sunrise with an elevation change of 1,000′. It was about a mile and a half up through the forest to the look point. We saw coffee beans growing in the wild all throughout our hike which was something we […]
Today started out getting up to head to breakfast, then going to our construction sites! We split up, one half of our group helping at a house close to the Mission in San Lucas, then the other group went back to a house we worked at yesterday in a neighboring village. We were moving stones, […]
Today started the first day of our Merida spring break adventure! We got to campus at 1:45 am and left for Cleveland on a bus. We flew Cleveland -> to Miami-> to Merida! After a long day of travel, we were greeted by our community partners from the Mission of Friendship Azucena, Jose, and Azucena’s […]
Out morning started at 1:45am at Gannon University to then drive to the Cleveland Airport with the Merida, Mexico ABST. After a long wait to check in and go through security, our flight was delayed an hour after we boarded because the plane needed to be De-Iced just before takeoff from the snow that fell […]
Each morning we wake up to eat breakfast and lunch with the men here at the Father McKenna Center. In between we clean, attend talks, and do activities with the men. Some of the men that we have gotten to know pretty well are in the McKenna Academy. This academy is designed to help the […]
We started our Monday with a homemade breakfast made by the students, Ella, Anna, and Skyler. We were fortunate to share a spread of eggs, pancakes, fruit, and more! After breakfast, our group got ready for the day and headed to our first activity of the day: The Henry Ford Museum. The museum was filled […]
Our first day of service was great at the Father McKenna Center! We met with the men and talked with some of them one on one. We also met the director of services, Cortez. He shared his story with us and told us about the history of the center. After eating lunch with the men, […]
