The Final Stretch

We are nearing the end of our time of debriefing. Debriefing is such a vital and important time of our summer trip. It is a time to prepare for going back home. Students have had times of teaching and also times of personal reflection.  Our team has been covering things such as, what they may experience returning back home, what types of reception they may have, their feeling and emotions they may process through, and how to have a good plan to set them up for success in their personal growth and ministry involvement back home. We have also done Bible studies on specific topics for coming home. These studies address things like trust, obedience, or
confidence to name a few. 
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In addition to personal reflection, the students have specific tasks to complete during debriefing.  One of them was to write themselves a letter. This is a letter that will get mailed to them after the summer - after a few months have passed. They may have included things such as a challenge to themselves to keep in the Word or different things they want to remember or keep themselves accountable about. Another project they will do is called Telling Your Story. This prepares the students to be able to share clearly what they learned and experienced this summer. 
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On top of the study and teaching for going home, we will get the exciting opportunity to experience Irish culture by going to watch the famous performance of Riverdance. This is always a highly popular activity that the team always enjoys.
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On our last full day, (Friday) we are finishing up with some time to see more of the city of Dublin. Seeing the sights, museums, and doing some shopping are the main things on people’s agendas. They will then have dinner, and we will cap the evening with cleaning, packing, and then a commissioning service. 
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Thank you for your prayers and support of our team. We are excited to get back home to our families… and softer beds.

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