Students Participate in Virtual Mission Trip

In a collaborative effort to support students affected by Hurricane Helene, Andrews University has initiated a virtual mission trip that includes 22 undergraduate and graduate students volunteering to offer trauma processing sessions.

The volunteer Andrews University students, who represent a range of majors including speech pathology, social work, theology, and psychology, participated in training on October 23 to prepare for the trauma processing sessions. These sessions have focused on whole-group trauma processing based on the story of Jesus calming the storm from Mark 4. 

During these sessions, students are encouraged to contextualize their trauma responses to Hurricane Helene using the story's framework. They reflect on what they experienced during and after the storm—focusing on their God-given senses by considering what they tasted, touched, felt, smelled, and heard; how their bodies alerted them to stress and anxiety as trauma responses; and the God-given coping skills they can use to calm themselves and regulate their emotions.

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