Brian – The Christian Science Journal, Oct. 2008

Last January I arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico–a lively, bustling city of four million inhabitants where city buses scream down the streets and mariachi music floats through the night air. Where silence is precious.

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Julie F. – Christian Science Sentinel, June 4, 2007

I didn’t realize my way of approaching my life-schedule was messed up . . . until my life-schedule got messed up.

My whole plan was to go to India to study abroad during my junior year of college. I’d jotted it down (with a permanent marker) on my mental calendar—about four years before the travel date —and fully intended to follow through with it. I admired the Indian students who passed me in class or on the subway. And I was appropriately in love with the idea of trekking through the country, seeing the colorful Hindu prayer flags, and eating naan (traditional flatbread). 

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by Nate Sharp

Hey. So, I’ve been here in Boston for about 5 weeks now working at my Bible Lesson and it’s been great. I love the people and the experience I’m getting from working with them and from what I am doing each day.

One thing that I’ve noticed and really appreciate is how the people I work with act and how their actions really express the idea of the whole man. Not only do they take on a huge variety of jobs, but they also express a wide range of qualities. They are very professional and demanding in what they expect of themselves and others, but they are also really funny and friendly. (more…)