A mission trip can provide an opportunity for Americans to share their talents and resources with the people of third world countries. While in a foreign country‚ one can build wells‚ vaccinate‚ donate‚ educate‚ and share the Christian faith. Working to improve the lives of poorer nations also has tremendous rewards for the volunteers. You will get so much more than you give. Volunteering abroad will broaden your perspective‚ give you a chance to see the benefits of your donation‚ and change your
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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 me and I am still looking
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Every year‚ for the past five years‚ my church youth group has gone on a mission trip to St. Louis. This mission trip was called The St. Louis Project‚ sponsored by Global Encounter. The St. Louis Project was a week long trip‚ during which you would go and have a kids camp at either a church‚ mobile homes‚ or a park to teach children about God‚ then come back to the “home” church‚ where we slept‚ to have worship services. The first year we went was my seventh grade year‚ there was a small group that
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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
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My mom and I recently got back from a mission trip to Belize‚ Central America. The population of Belize is 321‚115. The country itself is 176 miles long and 63 miles wide. It is both mountainous and coastal. Mayan civilization spread through this country between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 300 and grew until about A.D. 1200. Once I got off of the plane there was an unforgettable heat. It was about 95 degrees and 90% humidity‚ so it was unmistakably hot. We met another team after
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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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In September of 2012 I decided to go to Haiti on an upcoming mission trip. People have asked me what made me want to go and to this day I’m still not exactly sure why I went‚ I just knew I had to go. It was a typical Sunday church service for my friends and I. We were sitting together‚ some on their phones and some‚ like me‚ were just starring into blank space waiting for the service to end. Towards the end of the service a church leader usually gets on stage to talk about upcoming events. This time
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experience was a mission trip. In February I was given the opportunity to go to Guatemala and build very tiny houses for families who lived in the mountains. Every village we visited were different but they all had two things in common‚ laughter and thankfulness. I am still amazed and in awe of how the Guatemalans were filled with joy with the little that they had‚ they had a strong appreciation for the lives that they lived‚ they were simply thankful. Before I had gone on this trip I was not aware
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The most unforgettable voyage in my life thus far‚ is a weeklong mission trip that I took with my church youth group. This is a very memorable time for me for two reasons imparticularly. The first reason is because it was my first mission trip‚ of any sort‚ away from home. The second reason is because it was the week that I heard shocking news about a family member of mine. This mission trip took place during the beginning of the summer after my sophmore year in high school. My church youth
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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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