3:15 p.m.  Yeah!  We did it!  The excitement and anticipation grew as we entered the Bay Area and the youth said, “hey, we see things we recognize!”. As we approached the MPC parking lot, a favorite song from the trip blaring, the windows rolled down, and youth singing along at the top of their lungs, we were greeted by happy parents, ready…

From Kevin Fallehy: Sunrise on the last leg. Our fearless leader starting the first shift of the last leg home. Sunset in our rearview mirror and the anticipation of our families and friends closing in on our windshield. From Katie: We awoke this morning at 4:15 a.m. in Elko, NV and managed to pull off a 5:09 a.m. departure for home. The…

Hello MPC Family! Today marks the first leg in our journey home.  We will drive in four states today, most of it on Interstate 80.  We were up by 5 a.m. and on the road by 6:17.  The drivers are tired, but we’re switching often and holding up well-keeping safe.  We stopped for lunch (peanut butter and banana or potato chip sandwiches…

Today is our “free” day and we are currently in the Rocky Mountain National Park.  We have spent our week in Denver, the mile high city.  Well, we just passed a “2 miles above sea level sign”.  We’re pretty high up in the world!  A former Presbyterian pastor greeted is as we entered the park and offered a wonderful orientation to the…

Today our crew broke up into two groups again to visit different sites. The group I was a part of attended a Salvation Army family shelter. This was a challenging placement because the facility was understaffed, And we were left more on our own to figure out how to connect with residents and their children, without much order or support. We were…

Hello Supporters! This is a photo of our group enjoying a quick snack lunch outside of the Colorado History Center, a beautiful and powerful series of interactive museum exhibits about various cultural aspects of the State’s history.  It offered us some clues toward the question of root causes of poverty. From here, we needed to split the crew into two groups to…

Hello All!  Thanks for continuing to follow our updates.  Today, our job is painting, painting, painting.  Spirits are good, and have been made even better by a frozen Custard (ice cream) and lunch break.  We sought out air conditioning at the restaurant because it’s a scorcher of a day and there’s not a lot of shade at the house.  We’re working hard…

Up early today for a learning program at denUM (Denver urban Ministries). We did a “Penny Game” and joined up with another youth group (from Woodland, Texas) for a stressful adventure, “The Game of Life.”. During this exercise we were confronted by a barrage of incredibly challenging decisions while having the goal of making it through a single month working within each…

Hello!  Happy to report that we are still rolling along smoothly toward our destination.  We passed a sign that read “100 miles to Denver” about 20 minutes ago just as we were driving through Vail.  Passed the charmingly named “No Name” Rest Area. 10,666 (add that that is our current altitude) just before the continental divide!  There is an ominous storm approaching,…

We’re 14:13 hours into our journey today and are all happy campers.  Doing great and we see Salt Lake City straight ahead.  We’re about 30 minutes from our destination.  I have a feeling we’ll all sleep well tonight.  Today has truly been a joy.  What a great group!  So proud of them. Evening reflections in the youth room at Holladay UCC, our…