PRAXIS Edmonton

What happens on PRAXIS?

A typical day could look something like this:

Morning

You grab breakfast from the kitchen before joining your team for morning prayer. Together, you reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan, by imagining yourself in the story and considering how God meets you there. 

Then your team welcomes a local Cree pastor who shares what reconciliation means to him and how he is trying to embody the gospel as he leads his church community while serving on band council.

Afternoon

Your team takes transit to the Edmonton Native Healing Centre (ENHC). You enjoy a tasty soup and bannock lunch, stepping out of your comfort zone to chat with a mom and her young son who sit across from you. She says they come here every week, and you learn that she grew up in the Northwest Territories and misses her community there. You share about your own feelings of homesickness. As you talk about what you do when you feel alone, you learn that she follows Jesus too. Your short conversation sparks lots of questions about culture and faith, and you’re excited for the cultural training that Harold from ENHC will lead the next day.

After lunch, you circle up with your team and process your experiences. You share about your conversation and how you were surprised to discover that you were sitting with a sister in Christ. Your teammates have questions like yours, and some share their still-in-process responses, which give you more to think about.

You transit home and do some prep for a barbecue your team is hosting for a homelessness prevention program on the weekend.

Evening

There aren’t any ministry activities planned for the evening, so you and your roommates watch a movie and process your day together. They pray for you, your homesickness, and your new friend from lunch. You rest to prepare for another day of Christ-shaped witness and missional learning.

Note: Trip cost includes housing, food, and mission trip activities. Participants will have the option to raise additional funds to cover their travel to Edmonton.