by smiphilly | Jul 13, 2018 | SMI 2018
—Kelsey Kreyche SMI 2018
by smiphilly | Jul 9, 2018 | SMI 2018, Uncategorized
“Okay, which street should we do next?” I asked my partner, Miriam. “Let’s do this one,” Miriam said, pointing to the next block. As Miriam and I turned the street, we immediately saw an old lady sitting on her porch steps on the left side of the street. We approached...
by smiphilly | Jul 7, 2018 | SMI 2018
Everywhere I go today, I know there will be people. Particularly here in an urban setting, humanity is inescapable and that can make it seem ordinary – commonplace even. And perhaps because of this, it is all too easy to lose sight of the beauty, wonder, and...
by smiphilly | Jul 6, 2018 | SMI 2018, Uncategorized
Something that I have consistently found when serving on missions trips is that God always uses the experience to mold and shape the Christian almost as much as (and sometimes more than) he uses the experience to benefit the community. I have been on several trips in...
by smiphilly | Jul 5, 2018 | SMI 2018
If you could ask any member of my team what they would remember most about the weather of the first week and a half of SMI, I can almost guarantee that they would reply emphatically with one word: HOT. According to the Weather Channel app today the weather in North...