Last Tuesday the final group of DR SST students boarded the plane for home. After spending the weekend with their host families, we all gathered for our final retreat on Monday morning.

At a hotel near the airport we enjoyed time together to share highlights of our service experiences; we processed some of the many new thoughts and feelings our semester sojourn has evoked; we committed to concrete ways of bringing our experience back home, and we all enjoyed playing on the beach and eating together.

We are appreciative to the faithful readers of this blog for your prayers and accompaniment this semester. We are grateful to our inquisitive and adventurous students who are now off to their homes around the country. We wish you well in your journeys and can’t wait to hear how your story unfolds.

The students' departure brought an end to GC's 23-year presence in the DR. We would like to again acknowledge our deep gratitude for Patti and Williams, our compassionate and capable in-country support team. It has been our pleasure to lead the final two DR SST units.

Benediciones y Paz

!E’ Pa’ ‘delante Siempre!