Rockhurst HS Ignatian Service
@RockHighService
In the Jesuit tradition, RHS students are called to live out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. We strive to be men for others - Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Eleven Hawklets continue their great work in Tijuana, Mexico!
What a wonderful Memorial Day! We started by joining our friends at the Church of the Ascension for Mass. After more smooth travels, we have arrived at the Habitat for Humanity Lodge. A tough wiffle ball game ensued, featuring Mr. Dirk Lawson and Fr. Carlos Esparza, SJ. #AMDG
Progress! Photos from two days of work at job site 1. More photos and updates to come from job site 2 soon.
We have arrived! Students are enjoying a relaxing evening with dinner and reflection. #AMDG
Time to fly! 19 Hawklets and 6 faculty members are en route to Tijuana, Mexico to volunteer with @EsperanzaInt. Stay tuned for more exciting photos to come! Work starts tomorrow! Prayers appreciated for safe travel. #AMDG
Hawklets on mission! Yesterday and today, students and faculty helped build wheelchair ramps for those in need. Check out the progress! #AMDG
TIE Appalachia Trip Two is underway! Rockhurst students and four faculty are traveling through Nashville on their way to Robbins, TN. Safe travels! #AMDG
Jobs all done! These guys worked hard today to prepare a ramp for the homeowner. #Prayer #Service #Community #Simplicity #AMDG
A great morning! Progress is underway on a ramp and drainage line installation. More photos to come as the projects wrap up. Stay tuned! #AMDG
Greetings from Robbins, TN! After two long days of travel, our 16 Hawklets are settled into the lodge. We began Memorial Day with Mass at Ascension Paris followed by a delicious homemade breakfast. Work starts tomorrow, but first: wiffleball.
Fr Giacabazi, SJ & 3rd Senior Service trip to Guatemala doing good work…but, they joined w/ locals & nuns to cheer on the @Chiefs. I hear the cheers coming from our boys toward the Buffalo fans: “we’ve got nuns, yes we do, we’ve got nuns, how ‘bout you?!” Go Chiefs! AMDG
Goodnight from San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala! After a long travel day - meeting at the airport at 3 am - 18 Hawklets are catching up on some sleep in order to hit the ground running tomorrow. #AMDG
San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala - Trip Two
As our first trip to Guatemala concludes tomorrow, we have two more trips upcoming! Keep an eye out for more updates from San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala. Two groups will overlap in Guatemala City Friday early afternoon. Please pray for safe travels for all tomorrow!
Today begins the annual Senior Service Project! For the next 15 school days, our seniors will donate their class time to 45 different organizations around KC. Additionally, 58 students will serve and be served by the good people of San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala. #AMDG
San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala - Trip One
TIE Kansas City A chance to do it all! Installing insulation, adding siding, and securing a goat/chicken fence are a few of tasks our students have helped with this week.
TIE Tijuana Prayers are appreciated for safe travels as the Hawklets fly home to Kansas City tomorrow!
Excavating, building columns, pouring a roof, and tossing buckets! All in a good day’s work! #AMDG
