Orientation

Hey! So we started SALT orientation here in Akron this past Friday, August 9. We've been going over various topics, such as how to be culturally competent and what kind of medical coverage we will have down here. We get about $74 a month to live on which will be a lot in the Honduran economy. I am excited to learn more and I have a great team of two others going with me. Rachel will work with a micro-finance organization in Tegucigalpa while Michael will do environmental education in La Campa, a smaller town. We will first go to language school for 2 weeks and I'm looking forward to spending time with them and the two other MCC representatives in Honduras.

I'll leave you all with an inspiring quote I read at my friends Christy and Kyle Miller Hesed's wedding:

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you my reach out your hand to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.

-Franciscan Blessing


Overall, I've met a lot of other great SALTers and am excited to get started on this new adventure. Please email or facebook me cuz I'd love to hear from you!