Rise up Detroit!
Post by Branwyn Wilkinson
We're headed to Detroit in July for the ELCA National Youth Gathering, where we will join with 35,000 other young people and adults for a week filled with worship, friends and reaching out to the people of Detroit through a variety of activities based on the theme, "Rise UP Together", 65 youth and adults from the Genesee Finger Lakes region will be heading to Detroit July 14-19; most of us traveling together on a chartered bus. Follow our thoughts and reflections here.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Day 4- Proclaim Justice day
Today we saw a different part of Detroit. It wasn't bustling downtown with shops and restaurants and, of course, Lutherans. Today we saw the part of the city that is the reason we came here. On a broken down street, that saw the birth of Motown at its hight, the people there still have hope. They are building a community garden. It will provide fresh vegetables, and jobs, both vital resources for local residents. Today, we did a small part to help them make this dream a reality. We weeded, cleared trash, and made rainwater barrels. The people of Detroit have faith that they will see their city rise up again. And so do we.
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