Mission Trip Weather destruction hits hard some places more then others around the world. In Alpena where I live we rarely have any kind of major weather damage. On June 14‚ a group of 44 members from Grace Lutheran Church‚ as well as other churches in Alpena‚ drove 20 hours to Mayflower‚ Arkansas where a level 5 tornado had hit. I was one of these‚ along with my mom and one of my best friends Maddy. For six months we had prepared and fundraised. I did not want to go on this trip‚ but
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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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Narrative Essay When I was in the eighth grade I went on a weeklong mission trip with my youth group to Houston‚ Texas. This trip was a turning point in my life spiritually and mentally‚ completely changing my thought process of inner city missions at the time. There is a ministry there called CSM that invites youth groups to come and they will take the group to certain places in the city where they can serve and get a feel for the need there and many places. This trip was very impacting for
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It is hard to believe the number of people who asked me‚ “Why the heck would you want to go on a mission trip to your own backyard”. I’m sure for most people‚ spending a week and a half of summer in downtown Akron‚ Ohio does not seem fun. I‚ however‚ thought otherwise. During my time in Akron I worked for a ministry called Urban Vision‚ which provides afterschool programs for children in need. Too often we overlook the diversity in own community. At Urban Vision I was able to see a previously undiscovered
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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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My dad had been praying about our family going on a missions trip. You will never guess what happened at our missions conference at our church on October 2011. The missionaries from Nicaragua invited our family to come visit them for a week. I didn’t want to leave the United States. I was sad to think about traveling that far away and leaving behind my family and friends. We started praying about going and in February of 2012 we boarded the plane at Gerald R Ford International Airport and headed
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consideration‚ I have decided to take part in a mission trip to Jamaica for my senior spring break trip. The opportunity is offered though Church of God’s Mountain Assembly in Monroe. This will be a firsthand experience teaching and learning from God’s children in Jamaica. The main objective of our mission team will be to learn and teach our Jamaican brothers and sisters‚ to see life through their eyes‚ then come home and share the vision. While we are there our mission team will also be helping to build churches
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