youth ministry my whole life. It’s made me step outside my shell and face my fear because when god is in the picture there should be no fear. I’ve been on four mission trips including Quad Cities‚ Detroit Lakes‚ Springfield‚ and Farmington. I like to get out into the community and help those in need‚ of all different walks of life. On mission trip you learn many different stories about many great individuals. You get to talk to them and share your story. My story is my parents got divorced and it ruined
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I was on my way to church with a few of my best friends‚ a typical Wednesday for me‚ at least‚ that’s what I thought. As I was laughing at a joke someone had made‚ my youth minister called. He asked if I would like to go on a mission trip to New Orleans this summer. Just like any other teenager‚ I jumped at the chance to go somewhere new‚ especially New Orleans. Therefore‚ I told my youth minister that I would love to go and to let me know the dates so I could take a week or so off work. I was so
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particular experience took place in 2013. In the Spring of 2013 I had the opportunity to be a part of my very first mission trip. It was a relatively small group from the church that I attend‚ about 9 of us if I recall correctly. We were signed up‚ had fundraisers‚ and were all ready to fly to Los Angeles‚ CA and head to the Los Angeles Dream Center. During the week long short term mission‚ my heart broke into millions of pieces‚ not like any other time in my life. It shattered‚ at times I often found
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life to Jesus Christ my Lord and savior. When Dr. Goodman presented this opportunity in class last fall I knew right away that I was going. I decided to venture out and use my skills to serve others. The NGO’s that we collaborated with during this trip did a phenomenal job with having everything organized‚ planned‚ and staffed accordingly to ensure that my colleagues and I had what we needed to compassionately give fully of our selves and skill sets. My colleagues and I all came from different backgrounds
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This past summer I volunteered to go on a mission trip to a small town on the west side of Tennessee‚ called Somerville. Although it isn’t traditionally a “deep south” state‚ this city more than fit the culture. Everyone we met had a heavy accent‚ drank sweet tea‚ ate biscuits‚ and went to church multiple times a week. When my group first arrived at our “resident’s” house‚ I wasn’t exactly pleasantly surprised. I was surprised not by the fact that she lived in a trailer home or that there was mold
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the day like it was yesterday‚ the sound of joyful children running around everywhere. Many years ago‚ I had the great experience of going to Haiti on a mission trip. It was something that changed my mind and made me see things in a different light. The trip allowed me to see what a difference I can make in society. Bringing me to my life long mission of becoming a leader and showing people that we can all unit as one and make the true difference in the lives of others. I want to take you on an incredible
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Kal! Guess what‚ we are going on a mission trip again next summer!” As soon as my friend Sam informed me of the upcoming mission trip to Illinois‚ my heart immediately started to race with excitement. Millions of questions raced through my head: where was the trip‚ when was the trip‚ how many days‚ who was going? Despite all the questions‚ I knew I had to go‚ and even as I began typing the text message to my mother that would inform her of the upcoming trip‚ I thought about how different my easy
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amazing experience. I had the opportunity to travel to Haiti on a mission trip. Of course‚ I was slightly nervous about traveling to a third world country‚ where I did not know the language‚ and the only people I would know would be the people from the church that I was traveling with. However‚ I knew this would be a life changing experience‚ so I took the leap! I am so grateful I did because every second was worth it! Our mission was to work with orphans‚ help homeschool English speaking children
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is also the world’s largest country by geographical area with a population of 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese -speaking country in the Americas. The summer of 2011‚ I counted down the days until I until my trip to Sao Paulo‚ Brazil. This was the first mission trip I had ever been on with other people. As a matter of fact‚ it was the first time I had flown out of the country. On Saturday‚ July 16‚ 2011‚ we had finally arrived at the airport in Brazil. After getting our suitcases
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Entering into the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere opened my eyes to see things in a plethora of ways and has changed my attitude on life. I learned a lot about myself‚ God‚ and others as a result from this missions trip and I saw myself grow in many different aspects too. I came to realize in Haiti‚ how important it is to work well with others‚ and that I am able to convey this action smoothly. Working with others is such an important skill to have as working with people is a proficiency
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