Mission Trip Research Paper

As it has been said by many, everything happens for a reason. Every single one of the events that occur in our daily lives has an impact and a specific effect. Some events stick out more than others to make you wonder the difference it made. “If I would’ve left 5 minutes earlier, I wouldn’t have gotten stuck behind that train” or “If I wouldn’t have came home that night, I could’ve been the one in that car accident.” Whether these decisions that change your life are regretful or thankful, there was a reason. My decision to go on a mission trip when I was 13 changed so much, definitely for the better. During the fall of 2010, my mom mentioned to me that I was old enough to go on my church’s annual mission trip with Catholic Heart Workcamp in the summer of 2011 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She offered to
My mom going on the trip calmed some of these nerves, but that didn’t change the fact that I was traveling 6 hours away to do service work with strangers for a week. I got to the camp, and the whole atmosphere put everyone in a joyful and loving mood. After all, we were at a Catholic camp, and the whole purpose was to be there to cheerfully serve the less fortunate, so the staff tried to make the best out of it as they could. I knew right at that first night that I was going to enjoy the week, but that is an understatement. I enjoyed it so much that I have been going on these trips every summer since then, to make 5 total trips to different cities around the United States doing unique service projects. The feeling of helping others in such a selfless way constantly rekindles a spark in myself when my own light goes out. Going on these trips always gives me such a rare feeling, that will last in me for months after I’m home from the trip, and as soon as I start to lose that feeling, it’s time for next summer’s trip already. The decision to go back every year is always a