Mission Trip

Hey everyone. My church's mission trip is approaching pretty fast. Only 17 days left according to the wall calender. Yep. I'm very excited about this trip too. It will be the second mission trip I have gone on.

The first was when I was in middle school and we went to the coast to help with the Katrina disaster. We built bunkbeds and cleaned up local houses. I received a rush from that trip, but not like the rush I am getting from preparing for this mission trip.

It is the greatest feeling I have ever felt. I am really psyched about going. I'm about to be a freshman in college and it is the last mission trip I will be taking with our youth group. I love our youth group so much. Over the last two years our group has become close. Well anyway, back to our mission trip. As i already said I am really excited about it. We are flying all the way to Seattle, WA. Wow!! That's so far away, but I can't wait. I love to travel and travelling for God just makes it even better!

One of the bad parts to me though is the plane ride. I have never flown before so I am a little hesitant to fly. I am not big on heights and really not big on planes. I have this fear of the plane for some reason having a problem and the whole thing crashes into the ground. I have shivers just thinking about it. On the other hand I love to try new things and flying will definitely be a new experience for me. So maybe it will all turn out just fine. Fingers crossed.

Back to the mission trip. We are having a Mega sports camp for kids at a church near Seattle, WA. Ha very ironic since I am no where near sportsy. I used to when i was younger. The only other sports activity I have any experience with is dance. I took ballet and jazz for 15 years until finally, unfortunately, i had knee surgery for the third time that put me out of commission. My senior year and I had to quit. I had already bought my senior solo costume, and I never even got to use it. I know God had a plan for my life and he wouldn't have given me that hardship unless I could handle it. But back to reality, I have no sports bone in me ha. So there was another option besides teaching basketball, soccer, or cheerleading. It didn't really have a group so we came up with one. We are called the fine arts group. Kinda silly, but hey it fits. We will be teaching the kids basic cooking skills, cardmaking skills, and also drama skills.

Also, we have what is called object lessons that some of us youth will be performing during rally times. There also bible stories and sports stories that some of us will be giving. I chose to perform an object lesson. Mine is very manipulative, but a very cool idea once shown. :) I think the kids will enjoy it.

Throughout this whole time we have been getting prepared for the trip. Before each mission trip meeting we get in groups and pray for things that we need to happen or would like to happen for this trip. Also we pray for the things God has given us. We pray for the kids that will be attending the camp and for the church in WA and our church too. I use to be very shy praying in front of others. It was something I was struggling with. I never felt comfortable praying in front of others because I felt I was being judged at how I prayed. By praying in our groups I am slowly feeling more comfortable praying in front of others. It may not seem like a big deal to some but to me I am totally happy about this change in my life. It is one of the many ways I feel God is going to change my life by going on this trip. : )

But that is all I really know so far. I will keep you updated on our progress getting prepared for the mission trip. See ya! Remember God does change lives!