Even though she wasn’t living a glamorous life where she was, she was still happy with God and continued to lend a hand others before she focused on herself.
She kept such a positive attitude through the time that she spent helping and thinking of others before herself. The story of Dorothy is truly inspiring. Through the last large portion of her life, she wanted to spend it on helping others. Dorothy neglected the fact that she was on a death list. Most people would stop what she was doing right then and there. She kept going. Dorothy knew that there were people out in the rainforest that needed help and she risked her life everyday to support them. She thought of what the other people needed instead of what she, herself, wanted. Her story influences my life because I see how much God has worked through her and how big of an impact it made on other people. She showed me how faith can be such an important part of a person’s life. My faith life is inspired by her. I saw how big of an impact having faith can have on so
many people. She is like Jesus in so many ways. Dorothy wanted to spread the good news of God to each person she met. She helped those whom she did not know and that is exactly what Jesus did also. When at the last moment of her life she continued to worship God, just like Jesus did. Dorothy can also be compared to Saint Stephen. Both died in the name of God. St. Stephen died preaching God’s word and Dorothy Stang died reading a bible passage. Dorothy influences my life because I can see how nice it is to help others and think about someone else than the person right in front of me. I can lend a hand someone all the way across the world from my home. She showed that it is possible to get through life with just the bare necessities and nothing extra. That helps me to think about how lucky I really am and how much God has blessed me. It’s tough for me to think that I would be able to be exactly like her, but I think I could work to be like her in many ways. I could think about what others are going through and put myself in their shoes. The way she trusted God was amazing to me. She put her life in his hands and never doubted him. I would like to think that I would have the same faith that she did, but I think I would’ve been more scared than it seemed that she was. Thinking about being in the situation she was in before her death, I would most likely be doubting in God at that moment asking why and why me. Instead of blaming God, she praised him. Dorothy pulled out her Bible and began to read one of the Beatitudes. She never lost faith in God and that he would do what was best for her. Dorothy was so excited to show the main guy in the video around and what she does. She is proud of her work with others. When he finally met up with her she was so sweet and kind to him, she even brought him a rose. It seemed that Dorothy was looking forward to having him with her. She was probably so excited to show someone what she does and how she lends a helping hand to others. Thanks to the video, many people are able to see what their living conditions are like and how to help those who are not near us. We can help those in Brazil facing deforestation by taking care of our environment here and not taking more than we need. This could include using just one piece of paper front and back instead of getting two and wasting a side of the paper.
It really made me realize how much work she did when the video showed all those people who were crying after her death. She loved all of those people and they loved her too. Dorothy was admired and showed all the people she helped the power of God. Those people really cared about Dorothy and what she did for them. My goal is to impact someone’s life in a way that Dorothy did to the people of Brazil, whether it be here or across the country.