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Southeastern Louisiana University's Catholic Student Center went to the Mississippi Delta to offer service and experience a different lifestyle...all in Jesus' name.
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A community adventure - preparing one of the meals for the other missionaries from St. Albert's Student Center.
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St. Albert's Campus Ministers, organized a home mission experience in Greenwood, MS where accomodations were like "camping out" except it was indoors.
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. - Tagore
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A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams...this old house is home and shelter ... and it is about to get a face lift!
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Drop cloths, rollers, brushes and gallons of paint are part of the transformation for the inside of this home.
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Sr. Renee Daigle, Campus Minister far right, was part of the team painting the inside of this home.
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Campus Minister, Fr. Randy, demonstrates the wonders of "elbow grease!"
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The young adults spent time and energy scraping and painting the outisde of the home of a Hispanic family.
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Girls win!
In the 4th grade the boys always, always won...that is until Dana, a member of the SELU soccer team , joined the girls' team. Yeeeesss...they won for the first time!!!!
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Awww! Everybody loves a baby including the St. Albert Lions!
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Tall ladders and strong arms and backs are essential on this Mission experience. Houses were painted inside and out, a roof was replaced on the trailer of an elderly couple, and time was spent helping teachers at the school.
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
Lookin' good, huh?
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Now that's really COOL on a hot day - a "water fight" in the making!!!
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All's fair when it comes to getting soaked to the skin - little kids and big ones, too!
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The physical plant manager, John Johnson, designed the logo and the students painted it on the wall of the P.E. room at school. What more can you say?
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Closing night brought on "Flippin' and Twistin' " as Fr. Greg, OFM (Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi & Immaculate Heart of Mary Parishes) and Rosie danced while cooking burgers for the group.
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"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
John 13:35
Laughter, tears, stories and multiple thank you's were as nourishing at this, "the last supper" in Greenwood, MS.
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Service with a smile in spite of aching muscles, scorching heat and mild sun burns...a job well done.
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