My First Mission Trip

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Without missions and service in my life, I would not be the person I am today. The summer before my freshman year, I traveled on my first mission trip. My youth group and I went to New Orleans to help with the continuation of providing relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Not only did this trip put me outside of my comfort zone, I also discovered my passion for service. Since my trip to New Orleans, I have contributed a lot of my time to the service of others. I have assisted with building a deck in West Virginia, helped at a daycare center in Philadelphia, was a junior counselor at a middle school camp, and this past summer I went to the Dominican Republic to mentor teenagers. Locally, my church has a monthly soup kitchen where I volunteer.

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