How has God been preparing me to do work for him?
I have had the chance to go to about 6 different countries. These trips were not mission trips, but vacations. On these trips I saw many different cultures. I don’t remember the first one as well as the second, but what I do remember from them is that they had a very different culture than us. I went to Haiti and Jamacia, when I was about seven. In Haiti we went to a market where they were selling many different things the people there had made. The people there would beg us to buy their items, because that we the only way they would get food, and things they needed. I felt bad for all of these people, because I was going back on a cruise ship, and they had nothing. Two of my cousins even traded food from the ship for items that a man was selling. They needed food so bad. It broke my heart to see them needing these things, and I get them handed to me without even thinking about it. The next place I went to was Jamacia. In Jamacia we didn’t see that many people. The only people we saw were the kids going to school. These kids looked to happy, and they have close to nothing. They were waving to us, and had huge smiles on their faces. Here we get mad about little things and don’t think about all the small things we have that other people don’t have. We also saw a man who had to take a bath, in the creek. This was the only way he could take a shower. The only way he could get clean. This makes me ralize how blessed we are to have showers. The next trip I went on I was in 5th grade. In Hondouras, we got our hair braided. The only way the lady who did our hair can get money, is braided tourists hair. They have a small buissness, and that’s how they get money. We also went to a zoo. The zoo we went to is not like zoo’s here. .It was very small, and the animals were runing where ever they wanted to. But the man was so proud of what he had. That amazed me. He was so happy! In Belize we went on a boat ride, and than to mayan ruins. On the boat ride we saw a lady washing her clothes in the creek. It was sad to see that, because we just stick our clothes in the washer, and their clean. We don’t even think about it.The last place we went was Mexico. We didn’t see many people there, and went to the beach, and scuba diving. In all these trips it made me realize how blessed we are. Before I went on the trip in th grade, I asked my mom and Grandma if we could bring tarps to all the people, because that is how they make their houses. They said no, because we wouldn’t have anywhere to put them. It made me sad to realize that I could help these people. They told me that it was very thought full, and that I had a very giving heart for these people. I hope that someday I can bring things to people who don’t have all of the things we need. I think that God is preparing to do mission work. I am very excited to be going on a mission trip to west Virgina this summer with youth group!
