INTRODUCTION This summer, we were blessed with the opportunity to go on mission to Saskatchewan. It was a tough yet enriching experience where we were able to learn more about the history of residential schools and the ramifications that persist today. Working directly alongside individuals who are part of this history gave us some insight […]
Book of Philippians Reflections
The Hi-C and college interns came together to study the book of Philippians. There were a lot of small and large group discussions and ideas shared. Together, we studied 4 chapters, one each day, and had intergenerational discussion regarding our interpretations of St. Paul’s letters. After a full day of discussions, each intern wrote a […]
Book of John Reflections
Once a week, the college interns allocated some time to reflect individually on a specific chapter of the book of John. After writing their personal questions, thoughts, and interpretations, they would reconvene into two groups to share and record their collective findings. Later, they all came together and discussed as a group consisting of all […]
Open Arms
Opens Arms Toronto is an organization that was formed to help children in South Korean welfare centres (orphanages). The focus is to assist orphans that have aged-out of the system. This summer, Lauren and Jocelyn had the opportunity to tutor Yura Kang, one of the participants of the Open Arms program. They helped her with […]
KCWA Summer 2019 Reflections
At KCWA, the interns took part in helping run a program for seniors called Empower Us Project: Increasing Senior Community Participation through Storytelling. We got to work closely with the leader of this project, Christina Hyejin Yoon, as well as the seniors involved. Through several workshops, we learned more about the senior’s lives and experiences […]
Evangel Hall Mission Reflections
Our Evangel Hall Experience Two weeks ago, Simon approached us telling us that we were going to be working at Evangel Hall for part of our summer internship. Simon laughed as he noticed our confused looks as we thought, “so…we’re going to be serving food for the next two weeks?!” Little did we know that […]