Ohh Boy here goes. This is Erik and Dan and the rest of the students from the March 11th trip. So far we have seen much of the Casa Del Migrante and a little bit of the rest of Tijuana. The first day went rather slow but was good because we were able to get to know each other quite well. See we live in close quarters and I, Erik, snore rather loudly- as Dan says like a dying mammoth. Well anyways we have been having a great time so far and have learned a lot about immigrants and there ever increasing struggles. Many of the immigrants have been able to speak english and have told us much of their lives. Their lives were very much like ours when living in the states and then for one reason or another all of the sudden they had everything taken away. Some of them have been deported and they did not even know how to speak Spanish. We are all grateful for your support and hope that you will continue to pray for us.
God Bless,
Erik, Dan, and all of the Students
A day to day description of our service trip to Tijuana!
Tijuana Service Trip 2006
About Us
We are students from Wayne State, Oakland University and University of Michigan (Ann Arbor and Dearborn) brought together through our campus ministry programs to spend our "Spring Break" making a diference in the lives of individuals and society. We are young men and women who are full time students, work 20-40 hours per week, live on campus, with family or on our own. We take our responsibilities seriously - especially the Gospel call to care for the poor.
What We Do
For the third year we will be traveling to Tijuana, Mexico to live and work at a homeless shelter operated by the Scalabrini Fathers. Like those who live in the shelter we work long days in the local community weatherproofing homes, caring for orphans, and the elderly. Even digging ditches - whatever is needed. During our seven days we develop meaningful and lasting relationships with one another and those who live in the community.
