The idea developed over the course of 14 years as we — pastor, Christian education director and business manager of Trinity UCC in Wooster, Ohio — led countless church members through 50 weeks of mission trips. We have traveled to a wide variety of locations from Providence, RI to Tijuana,

A year or two ago our church hosted a program on Alzheimer’s disease. The program leader shared a bit of wisdom on how to deal with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s. She shared that your loved one yearns for order and safety. When their order is disrupted, they do