Hello to all you blog readers,
I thought I would give one last reflection on behalf of the group, now that we have been back for about 4 weeks. We are all still processing what we have experienced, and will continue to for many more months to come. All of us have found this trip to be a very valuable exp
erience in which we learned immensly about ourselves, the world and god and how the three tie together. For each of us the journey made a different effect, but for everyone it was one that will never be forgotten. Thank you to all of you who supported us through this trip, whether it was through finacial aid or just by reading this blog. It is because of you that this trip has been able to happen. We would also like to thank all the leaders who took the time to organize this trip and all those who came with us. I think I did all these thank yous before in the last blog I sent, but they are really important and we are all very thankfull to everyone. We all now have tonnes of stories to share, whether it be funny stories, like Ben getting bird droppings on him, or more serious and deep stories about the present day conflict, or even stories about what expereinces have really shapped us. Though the trip itself is over, the journey has just begun, for we must now share our stories with all of you, and pass on our wisdom and insight from what we have seen to all who will listen. This trip has changed us, now it is our turn to change the world. None of u
s are really sure how this is all going to play out. We can't create peace in the Middle East single handed. All we know is we need to do something. And we plan to start by sharing our stories with you. In the coming months we will be traveling to a lot of churchs to share our stories, as well we hope to have evenings where we show pictures and of course more stories. If you are interested in us coming and doing a presentation for you or your community, you can contact the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) by phone ( 1-800-206-9356) or by email (mcec@mcec.ca). Or even if you just want to have a one on one discussion with any of us over coffee or over email or something, we would all be happy to talk to you, we all have lots to talk about.
erience in which we learned immensly about ourselves, the world and god and how the three tie together. For each of us the journey made a different effect, but for everyone it was one that will never be forgotten. Thank you to all of you who supported us through this trip, whether it was through finacial aid or just by reading this blog. It is because of you that this trip has been able to happen. We would also like to thank all the leaders who took the time to organize this trip and all those who came with us. I think I did all these thank yous before in the last blog I sent, but they are really important and we are all very thankfull to everyone. We all now have tonnes of stories to share, whether it be funny stories, like Ben getting bird droppings on him, or more serious and deep stories about the present day conflict, or even stories about what expereinces have really shapped us. Though the trip itself is over, the journey has just begun, for we must now share our stories with all of you, and pass on our wisdom and insight from what we have seen to all who will listen. This trip has changed us, now it is our turn to change the world. None of u
s are really sure how this is all going to play out. We can't create peace in the Middle East single handed. All we know is we need to do something. And we plan to start by sharing our stories with you. In the coming months we will be traveling to a lot of churchs to share our stories, as well we hope to have evenings where we show pictures and of course more stories. If you are interested in us coming and doing a presentation for you or your community, you can contact the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) by phone ( 1-800-206-9356) or by email (mcec@mcec.ca). Or even if you just want to have a one on one discussion with any of us over coffee or over email or something, we would all be happy to talk to you, we all have lots to talk about.Thank you once again to all who have helped out
Untill next time
Peace
Derek Alton
