Approximately, two years ago on March 23, 2014, I was New York City bound! When I attended Evangel Christian School, a private school, I was accepted to go on a mission trip called the Bowery Mission for ten days. The Bowery Mission has served the homeless, hungry, poor, and spiritually-lost New-Yorkers since 1879. Originally, the Bowery was a homeless shelter, but that excelled into something even greater where people who felt motivated to help the homeless people, could do so. My school was apart of that motivation. …show more content…
But what I really struggled with was the health conditions I was putting myself into. For ten days, I was working on my feet, serving food, cleaning, feeding, and then when I wasn’t doing all of that, I was walking around, exploring New York City! Now, while that does not sound bad or painful at all, think about this. On your feet walking and walking for nine straight hours for eight days. My body was sore. I felt as if my body was going to start falling apart bone by bone. I cried a few times because of how much pain my body was in. But that didn’t stop me from having a good time! I just had to keep telling myself that it was for a good cause. I was doing that because it was making a difference in life and as long as I kept that thought and motivation on my mind, I knew I was going to make it through the week. I never gave up, I never quit believing in myself, and I managed my emotions very