This is a relatively quick trip, only a week, to a place very near and dear to my heart... Morelia, Michoacan, home to a wonderful non-profit called NOE www.noeinternational.com. It's a trip nonetheless, that I couldn't pass up, even though I tried.
When I heard my friends Chris and Carolyn were putting together another small missions trip to NOE, I immediately told them I was in. But then I thought of the busy spring and summer ahead and the fact that I wouldn't be able to go for longer than a week and thought, "nah, I'll wait till I can get away a little longer," so I told them I'd decided not to go. They must have known I wasn't totally convinced because both Chris and Carolyn independently sent me updates as they made travel arrangements which made me rethink my 2nd original decision. With a little encouragement from Evin and some desperate need for a little soul food, I was in... and here we are--- already! Ahhh!
What will I be doing you ask... I'll be spending my days and evenings at Centro NOE, an incredibly spirited and special place, reconnecting with friends from 2 years ago, practicing English with the kids (and some adults) that attend NOE and hopefully practicing a little spanish too --- but more on all that later!
This couldn't have come at a better or worse time given all that's going on, but it's the worse part that makes it all the more important because there's nothing like changing the scenery and getting outside of your world to put some good perspective on things.
Unpause... continue panicking......
God Speed, Kassie
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