After our morning centering prayer — we’re up to eight minutes of silence now! — we had a brief discussion about doing theology in Latin America using the hermeneutical circle, which consists of experiencing, seeing, judging in light of Scripture and then acting in the world, which creates a new…
We remained on the SEMILLA campus all day today, which was a good break from travel and yesterday’s flurry of activity. We also were fortunate to have input from multiple different people who introduced us to Guatemalan social realities and also our program on “Youth and the Fullness of Humanity.”…
Most of our group secured about six hours of sleep before rising for what I (Keith) think is the best breakfast anywhere in the world: scrambled eggs, farmer’s cheese, mayonnaise, black beans, and bread (or tortillas). Andrea led us in orientation afterward, and we then continued our practice of Centering…
We arrived on the CASAS campus in Guatemala City around midnight last night, had a late-night snack provided by Andrea, the CASAS director, and headed for bed. Travel was flawless, with appropriate times, but not too much time, in Chicago and Mexico City. Three of the SSTTers had never flown…
Yesterday was our final day of orientation, and this morning we packed and left for Guatemala City. We’re in Mexico City right now with a brief layover, so I’m attempting to get this posted before our next plane heads out. Yesterday was full with a campus tour to the Sauder…
Today was a full day of orientation, beginning with breakfast and then worship and centering prayer led by Gwen, Brook and Joel, and then moving into discussion about the concept of pilgrimage and some initial journaling. Paul Keim, Bible and Religion professor at Goshen College, assisted with some orientation…
Study-Service Theology Term Scholars have arrived on Goshen College's campus, so we're off to a roaring start!
Our 2018 Study-Service Theology Term group returned to Goshen at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, slept in a bit, and then started our reorientation activities for the day. The day included time for journaling, discussions about how to curate individual SSTT narratives, Juan-dancing, and singing, plus a Sunday evening pool party at…
We’ve concluded our Guatemalan experience with an overnight in Antigua, the former capital of Guatemala and a lovely, well-preserved colonial town just 45 minutes away from SEMILLA. We left for Antigua yesterday, just after centering prayer, and first went to the Capuchin Convent and learned more about the city and…
We finished last evening with an intentionally scheduled theological discussion, with students raising whatever theological questions they had. We wrote the questions on the board and then discussed a few of the questions by passing around a “talking stick” so we could hear many voices. Students had rich insights and…
