We have safely arrived in Washington DC at the Father
McKenna Center, after a fun filled drive of jamming out to some classic hits. During
our car ride we decided on a team name which was “Team Chairos”. Chairos is an ancient Greek word
meaning; right time for something to happen - in this sense something constellates in ones life as a period of time set apart for the carrying out of some specific task.… Upon arrival, we unloaded the van and received an introduction
regarding the history of the center, as well as a tour from a staff member,
Ned. Our next destination was Georgetown where we attended mass around 5pm,
which has now become the anticipated future residential destination for many of
us. After mass, we headed back to the center to make a delicious meal
consisting of tacos J
We have arrived back in Erie! After a week full of encountering new people and reflecting on our experiences at the Father McKenna Center, we have all returned safely to our home base. Thank you for following along with this blog of our trip. The implementation of our knowledge into our daily lives will not be an easy task, but we are well prepared to take it on. We all have learned so much through our experiences this week and are excited to share and show others what respect for human dignity truly means. Homelessness is an extremely complex problem in our country, and we have all struggled to grasp what the best response on our part should be. At the end of this trip, I have come to affirm that complex problems do not have easy solutions, and that solving huge problems like hunger and homelessness involve more than one person or one ABST group. However, the power of one is still strong and present everywhere- we experienced that through meeting amazing and inspiring individuals th
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