In this essay I am going to tell you about how going on a mission trip with my church changed my life for the better. Have you ever had a moment in your life where you knew you would remember forever? "It will be a good experience!" My mother told me this hundreds of times before I went; however, I was still on the fence about going on the trip.
My church had planned this trip for months. I was sixteen years old and had never attended a mission trip with my youth group before. I was worried that I would not enjoy it. That is a reason that I was hesitant to go. I did not like leaving home for long periods of time, because I like being able to come home to my own bed every night. After a lot of praying, I convinced myself to go.
With my suitcase, I loaded the old bus with some of my friends and we embarked on to Shelby, North Carolina. Upon our arrival, I had never felt so welcomed. Five churches came together and stayed at a large church in Shelby and with that many people in one building for 7 days, it was easy to develop friendships. Everyone was exceptionally kind and anyone that started a conversation with you made you feel so comfortable. This forced me out of my comfort zone immediately.
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In those groups, we were assigned a house to work on that we either painted, built ramps for, put on a roof, completed yard work, or assisted in a soup kitchen. My group painted a small house, white. We had five days to complete painting it and we finished the project in three short days. I had one of the hardest working groups out them all. In the 95 degree weather for 8 hours a day, we worked and did not stop until the job was done. Even with setbacks like not having the right tools, hot weather, and injuries, we still got the job
My church had planned this trip for months. I was sixteen years old and had never attended a mission trip with my youth group before. I was worried that I would not enjoy it. That is a reason that I was hesitant to go. I did not like leaving home for long periods of time, because I like being able to come home to my own bed every night. After a lot of praying, I convinced myself to go.
With my suitcase, I loaded the old bus with some of my friends and we embarked on to Shelby, North Carolina. Upon our arrival, I had never felt so welcomed. Five churches came together and stayed at a large church in Shelby and with that many people in one building for 7 days, it was easy to develop friendships. Everyone was exceptionally kind and anyone that started a conversation with you made you feel so comfortable. This forced me out of my comfort zone immediately.
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In those groups, we were assigned a house to work on that we either painted, built ramps for, put on a roof, completed yard work, or assisted in a soup kitchen. My group painted a small house, white. We had five days to complete painting it and we finished the project in three short days. I had one of the hardest working groups out them all. In the 95 degree weather for 8 hours a day, we worked and did not stop until the job was done. Even with setbacks like not having the right tools, hot weather, and injuries, we still got the job