I’d say the first day of service was a success. To start off
the day, I had a killer bagel sandwich. After breakfast, we had our first day
of devotionals. The lesson surrounded doing what is right. That concept was
tied to the fruits of the spirit to make it more digestible (haha pun). The
service projects in the morning that I participated in were: blanket making for
Hamilton Trace and weeding around the church. In the afternoon, we packed 2,100
meal packs for Million Meal Movement. Learning about the vast amount of hungry
people just in Indiana made me a lot more appreciative for my bagel sandwich I
had eaten that morning. God is truly good. - Delaney
The first day of
service was a success in my opinion. I enjoyed painting the fence for the
preschoolers. Even though they might not notice I know that we worked hard. I
also really enjoyed making the food packets for the in need family’s. I still
can’t believe that we feed 2,100 families. We came back and had a really fun
night. - Alyssa
This day was interesting… It started off a an unspeakable
hour when I couldn’t fall back asleep so I just laid awake for a couple hours
until it was time to get up. By that point I was happy for a fantastic start to a mission trip, but that’s
how it always is I guess. We had a good breakfast that involved some colorful banter
and then went on to devotionals. It was all about doing right and the verse
that hit me the most was Galatians 6:9 which says, “So let’s not get tired of
doing what is good…” That really stands out to me because I think of all the
mission trips I’ve been on (5 including this one) and how tiring serving gets
sometimes when you’re out in the heat doing labor you don’t want to do. I just
hope we all take that message to heart even when it may get tiring or we may be
bored because we didn’t get to go anywhere special this year.
Next up, our first project of making blankets. I surprised myself
by volunteering for this but I was glad I did. This is because while other
people were painting or pulling weeds outside, a group of us sat inside the
cooled gym cutting and tying fabric and listening to One Direction or songs
from the Lemonade Mouth soundtrack while debating which High School Musical
Movie is the best (#2 is the best by the way). I was so proud of myself and
even though it took me forever and I was the last one to finish I made the
blanket entirely by myself and it wasn’t terrible, in fact it looked pretty
good if you ask me. Then we went outside and pulled weeds and painted until
lunch.
After lunch we took a ride to Million Meal Movement, a
Christian organization that packages and gives meals to needy families in
Indiana. The leader, Shane, explained to us that around 1 in 6 families in
Indiana are food insecure, and that number has increased 400 percent due to
COVID-19. Those numbers left me astounded because I, like most people, didn’t
really think about how prevalent and close to home food insecurity is. Then
Shane talked about how we were making a shipment to help disabled veterans
through the Salvation Army. This hit close to home for me because I thought
about my brother, and while he is not disabled and still in the army I get worried
sometimes about what happens after soldiers like him come home. I think while
my brother is far from a disabled veteran returning from close combat, I was
able to understand their situation and necessity a little more than normal. The
meal packing was fun though, repeatedly scooping ingredients doesn’t sound fun but
it enjoyable with friends singing along when the radio played anything from
Britney Spears to Baby by Justin Bieber. Added note, Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
came on the radio and I started singing along and one of the leaders came up
and said “gotta love the Rolling Stones” and I corrected him and I was right
and I was so proud of myself. I do add that part so my father will be proud of
my classic rock knowledge.
Anyways, we came back and had a fun time hanging out and
just getting to know all of the new people and getting back together with all
of my friends. I started off scared of the change this mission trip would be
but I’m glad we got to serve, especially at home where we get to see an impact
locally. I’m sure you all are bored of my essay now but I would like to thank
you for reading and I hope you all stay safe and know that God loves you. - Lauren
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