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Travel Blessings


Today we started our journey to Detroit for our mission trip to CASS.   A total of 7 of us will end up in Detroit together to serve the underserved.  We don’t know exactly what we are doing, but we have some idea.  Flexibility is key!  We had a good time chatting in the car about all kinds of topics and talked about what we might experience this week.  

The few that are arriving Saturday, decided it would be fun to see a little of Detroit’s history before settling into CASS for the next few days.  There’s a museum called the Motown museum and that’s what we decided to visit.  Unfortunately upon arrival to the museum, we discovered that it was sold out for the day.  So we were disappointed but reminded that not everything is within our control.  We regrouped and decided an early dinner and then checking into CASS would be our next move. 

After dinner and settling into the church basement - our home for the next 4 nights, we sat together and spent time in devotion, the topic being justice and righteousness.  Seemed like a fitting devotion.  We had driven around town a little prior to coming to CASS and those of us who have not been here before are taken back by the blocks of vast emptiness and loneliness.  Entire neighborhoods abandoned and run down, even some of the roads into those neighborhoods impassable.  Where is the justice and righteousness in what we see around us.  We talked about the needs of this city and the comparisons to our own city with regards to racial inequality, homelessness and poverty.  We talked about not being afraid to speak up for those that need us to speak up. 

Tomorrow, the other members of our party join us and we will attend church here at CASS.  Afterwards, visiting the tiny home village (more to come on that), and then we get to work.  

In closing, I’ll share a favorite bible passage, one that is inscribed on our journals. 


“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid.  Do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9  

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