Last summer my church and I went on a Mission Trip to Waterloo, Iowa. The Mission Trip took place from July 19, 2015-July 25, 2015. This was my first ever Mission Trip and I was glad that my dad went along to in order to mentor me on what to do and when I was supposed to do it. We went on this Mission Trip to do service work for those in need outside of our normal comfort zone here in Illinois.
The residents that we were to help that week were Rita and Dan. Rita was old and had lots of trouble walking. Her son Dan had to take care of her various needs so they were short on money. Even though they did not have much, they still provided an incredible experience. First, when we stopped for our lunch break on Thursday, Dan said that he would make …show more content…
We got it down with a water hose before any bees came back to it. We also picked vines off of their brick walls and organized the shed that had been boarded up for quite a while in their backyard.
This trip exemplified the corporal works of mercy because we helped to shelter the homeless and the spiritual works of mercy by praying for the living and the dead. I prayed for Rita and Dan every night before I slept on my cot at the local high school and hoped that they would be better off than they were now, in the future with God’s help.
When we left on Friday, it felt like time had flown by very quickly and we had a huge sense of accomplishment. It felt good to feel that way, but the real reason we were there was to help others less fortunate than we are. Thanks to my crew and I, some people had a solid and nice looking roof over their heads. I am thankful I went on this Mission Trip because of my experiences and because of the people who encouraged me along the way, like my crew, my parents, and God for making the whole thing possible.
Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. When leaving work in Idaho's Snake River Valley, Billy Colman sees a pack of dogs attacking a
The residents that we were to help that week were Rita and Dan. Rita was old and had lots of trouble walking. Her son Dan had to take care of her various needs so they were short on money. Even though they did not have much, they still provided an incredible experience. First, when we stopped for our lunch break on Thursday, Dan said that he would make …show more content…
We got it down with a water hose before any bees came back to it. We also picked vines off of their brick walls and organized the shed that had been boarded up for quite a while in their backyard.
This trip exemplified the corporal works of mercy because we helped to shelter the homeless and the spiritual works of mercy by praying for the living and the dead. I prayed for Rita and Dan every night before I slept on my cot at the local high school and hoped that they would be better off than they were now, in the future with God’s help.
When we left on Friday, it felt like time had flown by very quickly and we had a huge sense of accomplishment. It felt good to feel that way, but the real reason we were there was to help others less fortunate than we are. Thanks to my crew and I, some people had a solid and nice looking roof over their heads. I am thankful I went on this Mission Trip because of my experiences and because of the people who encouraged me along the way, like my crew, my parents, and God for making the whole thing possible.
Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. When leaving work in Idaho's Snake River Valley, Billy Colman sees a pack of dogs attacking a