What?
One of my passions is in missions and service. I love serving other people, whether it is in my hometown, across the country or abroad. Missions can describe a variety of service work. Specifically I have served orphans in Mexico, homeless people in Nashville, students in Costa Rica, the slums in Ecuador, and youth in my home church. I am most passionate about children’s ministry. Kids all around the world are so similar in that they are in such want of love and attention. It brings me joy to be the supplier of that attention and care. How a child can be so accepting and kind to a stranger blows my mind. Whether it is in Cincinnati or Costa Rica, little children will hug a complete stranger if they know they are there to help.
So what?
Service has always been an important part of my life. My parents, school, and church have all encouraged service and missions. From the time I was young I was making “cookies for kairos” and filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, but my heart was not really in what I was doing. It wasn’t until I went on a mission trip to Mexico with my school when mission work really became a passion of mine. Seeing the openness and kindness of those orphans broke my heart. They had nothing yet gave everything. At this point it became real to me what missions could do for a person and community. Back to Back, the mission group I went with, played such an important role in the community in Mexico. Even though I was only there for a week, I was so glad to be part of a much greater mission in the area. I believe it is important for every community to be ingrained in service and missions. It benefits those who serve and those who are being served.
Now what?
I would love to learn about more opportunities to serve my community and abroad. The more skills and information I learn, the more I feel like I can serve those around me. Being in Engineering excites me because of all the opportunities it gives for service. What can I engineer or develop to help those in need. One of the things I feel strongly about is the purpose of missions. It is not about making the server feel better about themselves because they are doing something for another; it is about helping a community in need for all parties involved. You can give a bunch of water bottles to a village in Africa and help them for the month you are there, or you can work along side the community to help them build a well that will supply them with water long after you are gone. I want to be an aid in something bigger than myself. But over all, my ultimate goal is to spread God’s word with those in need.
One of my passions is in missions and service. I love serving other people, whether it is in my hometown, across the country or abroad. Missions can describe a variety of service work. Specifically I have served orphans in Mexico, homeless people in Nashville, students in Costa Rica, the slums in Ecuador, and youth in my home church. I am most passionate about children’s ministry. Kids all around the world are so similar in that they are in such want of love and attention. It brings me joy to be the supplier of that attention and care. How a child can be so accepting and kind to a stranger blows my mind. Whether it is in Cincinnati or Costa Rica, little children will hug a complete stranger if they know they are there to help.
So what?
Service has always been an important part of my life. My parents, school, and church have all encouraged service and missions. From the time I was young I was making “cookies for kairos” and filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, but my heart was not really in what I was doing. It wasn’t until I went on a mission trip to Mexico with my school when mission work really became a passion of mine. Seeing the openness and kindness of those orphans broke my heart. They had nothing yet gave everything. At this point it became real to me what missions could do for a person and community. Back to Back, the mission group I went with, played such an important role in the community in Mexico. Even though I was only there for a week, I was so glad to be part of a much greater mission in the area. I believe it is important for every community to be ingrained in service and missions. It benefits those who serve and those who are being served.
Now what?
I would love to learn about more opportunities to serve my community and abroad. The more skills and information I learn, the more I feel like I can serve those around me. Being in Engineering excites me because of all the opportunities it gives for service. What can I engineer or develop to help those in need. One of the things I feel strongly about is the purpose of missions. It is not about making the server feel better about themselves because they are doing something for another; it is about helping a community in need for all parties involved. You can give a bunch of water bottles to a village in Africa and help them for the month you are there, or you can work along side the community to help them build a well that will supply them with water long after you are gone. I want to be an aid in something bigger than myself. But over all, my ultimate goal is to spread God’s word with those in need.