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Embracing
Everyone
by Debbie Grunbaum
My
favorite and the most challenging part of Trinita was getting so close to
the families. It was my
favorite because they were all such amazing people with big hearts and
great stories. I truly love
them. This closeness was also the most challenging part because
yes, the families (and even the volunteers) do leave. It is not just the leaving; it is the fact that you are going
separate ways, maybe to never cross paths again. It is not even the separation really; it is more a feeling of
not enough time. I learned
even more the importance of accepting people for who and where they are in
life and embracing them for it. I
grew closer to God and saw how to do something with
religion/faith/spirituality at the very core of it, without forcing it on
people.
Seeing
the Trinity
by Mike Sodusta
My
favorite part of Trinita was all of it.
I wanted to spend as much time with the families as possible, so my
days were spent with the youth in the morning and the adults in the
evening. I learned how to
love others by seeing the Trinity reside in them.
My best times were with the families in Family Blanket time.
I liked being welcomed into the lives of the new families and
welcoming them into mine. At
Trinita, my heart was an open book. Life
was my work. I was actually
LIVING and it was challenging and fun.
Community
Living
by Chris Decker
My
favorite and my most challenging parts were one and the same – living in
community. Being around people of the same religious background and the
same basic morals and values was awesome.
At the same time it was very challenging getting used to peoples
personalities and changing your own to conform.
I definitely want to be a missionary again.
Heaven
on Earth
by Allison Parry
I
now realize why Sr. Ann tried so hard, every week, to tailor the week to
each family and, sometimes each person.
Each week, each new family had one week to experience unconditional
love, praise, and approval from each other and all those around them.
One week leaves no time to talk about what cannot be changed but
about loving people which leads them to love in return.
Trinita
is a utopia that fills everyone who comes with a dose of heaven on earth.
I realize Trinita is a heaven on earth, not because of the location
but because of the people. Each
person who comes to Trinita helps paint heaven on earth.
It was not the green grass and starry nights that caused me to
realize the world keeps turning without me, it was the people I met who
had past experiences, views, and problems similar and different than my
own. I was part of an
experience, I was a part of life, and that life came from being
emotionally invested in something outside of myself.
After my experience at Trinita I realize that, after God, PEOPLE
are the most important part of heaven, and our ability to honestly care
about people will create that heaven on earth, no matter where we are.
Amazing
Gifts
by Mary Gabriel
My
favorite part about Trinita was bonding with the families, in an
atmosphere like Trinita God speaks to each of us through other people to
teach us, to form our character, and help us grow closer to Her.
The families I met were amazing gifts from God.
My other favorite thing about Trinita was Fiesta and most of all
watching the kids develop their God-given talents and abilities.
I don’t know how many times a parent said something along the
lines of, “Is that my daughter?’ or “My son doesn’t rap… I’ve
seen a part of my son I’ve never seen before.”
Praise Jesus!
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