Back at the Mission House, where they took part in the four month
formation program in 2013, Mission Doctor and Lay Mission-Helper
families have come together this week to connect, to share, and to pray.
These returned missionaries have served in Africa
and Latin America and this re-entry workshop provides the opportunity to
reflect on their time in service in light of returning to the United
States, and a space to share the joys and challenges of their time in
mission.
This has been a time of laughter, and
shared tears; of story telling, and meeting 4 babies born since 2013!
During the workshop, at Mass, and over meals, we find the commonality
and unique aspect of each journey.
Tom and I returned from Thailand in 1981
with three young children and I see much of our experience in what has
been shared. How we are changed by the experience, how we return and
live and make an effort to hold on to the best
of our time, striving to live each day with deep gratitude.
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