Searching for Community: MVNU’s Service-Learning Trip to Cactus, Texas
Back in late April, many students headed home to enjoy two weeks of spring break. But a small group, led by Dr. Hank Spaulding, left for another home, a home of refugees in Cactus Texas. Spaulding recalled, “I honestly had no idea what to expect. I had never visited Cactus, Texas nor worked with refugees.” They found a diverse community of people uprooted from their homes around the world. Many came from countries plagued by war, persecution or financial ruin. The team was se