Week of Mission - Bogota, Colombia
The month of February I was in Colombia for a month of training along with staff from all over Latin America. It was a time full of joys, difficulties, and learning. The first 2 weeks were training and full of plenaries and biblical readings. The 3rd week was missions and we were divided into groups that would go to different cities within Colombia with the local movement, UCU, Unidad Cristiana Universitaria. I was assigned Bogotá with team members and was mostly in the Universidad Nacional. One of the activities that we had was "Desahógate", where we invited students to share things that worried them in a sticky note or to talk to one of our team who would be blindfolded. This was an activity UCU had done several times before, but for me it was the first time. The idea was that sometimes it is easier to be vulnerable with strangers than with those around us. Since our eyes can sometimes judge others, being blindfolded aimed at creating safe spaces for dialogue. It ...