Farwell, Scott,
From Suburbia to Slums: A Journey to Enrich Spirits. Scott Farwell. - Dallas Morning News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 37, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: From Suburbia to Slums: A Journey to Enrich Spirits, July 16, 2003; pp. n.p..
"They set the most ambitious of goals--to change the world. The 48 teenagers from St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, stood in a circle, hands clasped, eyes squeezed shut....The 442-mile trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, and across, would take nine hours, span a cultural chasm and, church leaders prayed, narrow a gap in understanding between some of Plano's most privileged youth, and the poor." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article chronicles the experiences of youth missionaries in Mexico.
1522-3213;
Christians--Attitudes
Church work with the poor
Missionaries
Poor--Mexico
Teenage volunteers in social service
Voluntarism
Youth--Attitudes
Youth--Religious life
Mexican-American Border Region
Mexico--Social conditions
AC1.S5
050
From Suburbia to Slums: A Journey to Enrich Spirits. Scott Farwell. - Dallas Morning News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 37, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: From Suburbia to Slums: A Journey to Enrich Spirits, July 16, 2003; pp. n.p..
"They set the most ambitious of goals--to change the world. The 48 teenagers from St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, stood in a circle, hands clasped, eyes squeezed shut....The 442-mile trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, and across, would take nine hours, span a cultural chasm and, church leaders prayed, narrow a gap in understanding between some of Plano's most privileged youth, and the poor." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article chronicles the experiences of youth missionaries in Mexico.
1522-3213;
Christians--Attitudes
Church work with the poor
Missionaries
Poor--Mexico
Teenage volunteers in social service
Voluntarism
Youth--Attitudes
Youth--Religious life
Mexican-American Border Region
Mexico--Social conditions
AC1.S5
050