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.
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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