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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Tens of thousands of people were prepared to leave their families‚ jobs and lives behind for a one-way trip to Mars. The Mars One mission was aimed to send humans on a one-way trip to the Red Planet. One of the applicants was Lavanya. Her dream was to travel beyond the ordinary. As soon as she heard about Mars One‚ she immediately thought of applying. She was very excited and very keen on going. Her application was rejected citing that the quota for female volunteers had already been filled although
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Before this trip‚ I had never climbed a mountain and this was more than just climbing a mountain. So I wasn’t really prepared mentally or physically to go on a trip that required carrying a 40 to 50 pound pack over steep‚ rocky trails at elevations ranging from 6‚500 to 12‚500 feet. Since I had a history of asthma when I was in middle school‚ I was a little nervous as I wasn’t sure if I will be able to complete this trip without being pulled out from the crew half way through the trip due to my asthma
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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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First off‚ trip to Vietnam was truly a blessing. I did not expect so much of the trip until the first day I arrived Vietnam. On my first day‚ I got an opportunity to meet many great people who were selfless; those who cared more about others rather than themselves. It took approximately 14hours in total to arrive at hotel. Even though the plane ride was only about 5hours‚ since it was a group trip‚ it took extra time to ensure everyone is in right place. Despite the exhaustion and drowsiness‚ no
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My personal mission statement is to be the best that I can be and work hard to help others be the best they can be. This statement is important to me because I have always found that I am at my best when I am helping people‚ whether its helping people at my job or at the grocery store. There are many things that fall into place with that‚ which to me‚ mainly includes education‚ because I am a student and I work in a college where I work with students and I listen to their problems and relate to them
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I never realized how lucky I was to be granted such a stupendous life until I saw the poverty some people live in. Over the summer‚ I was fortunate enough to be able to take an ephemeral trip to Nassau‚ Bahamas. It was much different than I imagined it would be. I remember walking around and almost being frighten to leave my parents sides. There were natives on every street corner trying to con their way into you spending money on their fake product; there were people going through the trash looking
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Running head: Personal Mission Personal Mission Ashlee McGrady Grand Canyon University SPE 330 Special Education Foundations and Framework July 28‚ 2011 Personal Mission Each person has their own idea or thoughts on things. You may think that it is silly to live in the country so far from the city while I may think it is silly to live in crowded city. The same goes for perspective educators; each individual has their own opinion of what it is going to be like 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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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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