Life with Latreia

Greetings readers,

This week it was my great job and pleasure to spend a week experiencing life in the world of Latreia. While this week was not the norm, fifteen as opposed to four people, I found myself getting just as lost as I'm sure they do on a week to week basis. As I reflect on the week, it was the getting lost that I enjoyed the most. Throughout my school year I find myself becoming increasingly frustrated with the apparent pointlessness of school work. Often I feel as though my wheels are just spinning and I am not getting anywhere. But this week the rubber hit the road for me. Just being able to lose myself in service for others made me as though I had accomplished something. It was a chance for me to put my faith into action and I must admit it felt pretty nice. But the question must now be asked, how do I continue this in my everyday life? One week a year is not enough. How do I become a servant while here at college. While, giving up spring break and traveling to Delaware, it is easy to view myself as a servant. But in the midst of writing a paper, while hunkered down in library, or while shopping for new clothes, my self-image as servant becomes slightly skewed. Yes I know I can do the little things, but that doesn't seem like enough anymore, and it hasn't for quite sometime. I feel myself now, more than ever, called for more. Who knows what that is or if I'll ever find it. But I just wanted to thank all my friends both on Latreia and on the Wartburg Service Trip for helping (at least partially) discover and claim my calling. And by the way, for those that are interested the Wartburg Doughnut count is at 82.5.

roger out,
D-Mann