by International Samaritan | Jun 30, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
We did something last month we’ve never done at International Samaritan. We brought a team of students from Detroit’s public high schools on a trip across the Atlantic to build bonds with our scholars in Ethiopia. Our goal was not just to give six Detroit teenagers...
by International Samaritan | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Coming out of the pandemic, we are working more closely with school and church partners committed to Learn, Serve, and Grow with our scholars in developing nations throughout the entire year. David’s reflection,...
by International Samaritan | Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ How would your teachers have described you in the third grade? If you have children at home, ask them what three words their teacher would use to describe them. I would love to hear what they say. Before coming to...
by International Samaritan | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ “Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty if we are strong” (Psalm 90:10). Honduran women on average live to be about 74. But what if you live near a garbage dump, where the life expectancy is only 35? Iris, the mother...
by International Samaritan | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections TRANSLATED
Read this blog in English ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Hace veintidós años, tuve el privilegio de vivir y servir con Voluntarios Jesuitas en Tacna, Perú, enseñando inglés y entrenando basquetbol. La pequeña ciudad se asienta en una ladera árida a medio camino entre la costa...
by International Samaritan | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Twenty-two years ago, I was privileged to live and serve with Jesuit Volunteers in Tacna, Peru, teaching English and coaching basketball. The small city sits along an arid slope halfway between the Pacific Coast and the...
