Trinity Youth Mission Trip to Honduras: Walking the Labyrinth Together

We've been exploring the theme of walking the labyrinth during our reflection gatherings - below are the ideas that emerged as we met as a group and reflected on our activities; the photos show examples of personal labyrinths on paper that members of the group have been working on.

Group Reflections:
Reflection 1. The missionaries get missioned to.
Reflection 2. We set an intention for relationships, and we named our desire to be "touristy" and get it out of our system.
Reflection 3. God's steadfast love endures forever, and is reflected in our love and care for each other in the group.
Reflection 4. God's steadfast love was shown at the El Hogar home for abandoned children, where we were welcomed into their healing community.
Reflection 5. Our faith is strengthened in the small things.
Reflection 6. We put out faith into action.
Reflection 7. Sometimes we need to be the listeners.
Reflection 8. Hearing and obeying God's word is a way of creating life.
Reflection 9. God's promises are real.
Reflection 10. We helped feed people. We did not just come to help the poor; we came because they are like a family to us.
Reflection 11. We came to do a mission, and we got it done. We give praise to God through our work and in worship--even in a language we don't understand.
Reflection 12. We made the transition from mission to pilgrimage: we changed our venue (to Tela on the north coast), and it is an opportunity to get perspective, to see things differently. God provides what we need, and we need God.
Reflection 13. Our Eucharist began with our making sandwiches, building community with each other and sharing what we have. This same sandwich bread that we have been using all week will become the sacramental bread we break together at our Eucharist Saturday night.
Reflection 14. The Lord gathered God's family here in Honduras from the north, south, east, and west, and provided all that we need: those hungry in body, and those thirsty for love shared what they had with each other, and we have been touched by God on this trip.
Reflection 15. We reach the end of our journey and find that it is just a beginning: this entire experience of mission and pilgrimage is still only a step on the journey. We better understand the landscape of our souls and know better the path we are on.

Belinda's Labyrinth-