Andre's Blog: Archive

Mural

I had the opportunity to volunteer at a really cool project the other day. I went down to Little Haiti which is what it sounds like, most of the people are Haition. They are truing a old trailer park into a community park. This trailer park was a haven for crime. They had drugs coming in and out, and the buildings that surrounded the park were constantly being broken into. So they have started the...

Apr 5th

Oasis

I had the opportunity to go to a church camp over the spring break here in Miami. It was very cool. There were about 150 middle and high school kids from Miami. They were from different after school Christan programs. They got to go on canoes and play basketball and volleyball. They had a powerful speaker that taught the kins and my self a lot about God. They had a rocking band that led us in...

Mar 24th

A New Begining

Hello Sorry I haven’t written in a while I have no excuse. I hope to write more often. So I guess I will tell you all what is happening in my life in Miami. Recently I have resigned from my job at the Miami Rescue Mission. My reasons being these. First off for a year of service their was a lot of down time at my work. During the day when the kids were not at the Mission they did...

Mar 12th

Slient Retreat

Last weekend we had our 24 hour silent retreat in North Miami Beach. It was pretty amazing. We stayed in this condo on the 17th floor right off the beach. As soon as you walked out onto the balcony you almost got knocked down by the wind. You could just feel God in the wind it was really great. So the goal was to be silent for 24 hours straight and have silence around you. That meant no music no...

Oct 26th

Week Three

Hello So it is week three of my year long service in Miami. I think I have a routine going. Wake up at eight to get ready by 8:50 that is when I have to walk about three blocks to catch the 51 Flaggler Max a bus that runs about 42 blocks East it takes about 20 minutes on a good day. I can also catch the 11 but it takes about double the time because it stops about every block and the Max stops...

Sep 20th

Hello Friends, Got to go to the beach this weekend, not South Beach not yet we went to Key Biscayne. OK a little back story. On Sunday we helped a former YAV move some of her stuff from storage to her new apartment. The past six months she was living in Key Biscayne a really private resort section of Miami. So as payment for helping her move she invited us to go to this private beach. So...

Sep 9th

Today I found out where I will be working for the year. It is called Miami Rescue Mission. It is an organization that helps out a lot of people. They have a men’s homeless shelter. They have a women and children home. They also have an after school program for kids ages 6 to 16. I will be mainly be working at the after school program as an intern helping out in all aspects of the job. On...

Sep 3rd

So I will be writing about my year as a YAV in Miami. I am very excited and ready to get started. Not much to say at this time just wanted to write the first one. Ok

Sep 1st

First Post

Sep 1st