Journey Essay

Not many people get excited when they talk about Chisinau, Moldova, but I do! God sent me to Moldova for five days, June fifth through twelfth, for my first mission trip out of the United States. The goal of my mission trip was to teach English to kids with a church called Meteora in Chisinau, love on kids, and get to know the city and culture of Moldova. It was our goal in Moldova to be God’s hands and feet.

Starting my journey at Texas Tech University has been very interesting and not as difficult as I thought it would be. Even though I have faced minor challenges I have been able to overcome them efficiently. During my first semester the major experience I have had is the population of tech. I never expected that there would be this many people. During the first week it was a bit overwhelming but I was able to overcome it.

Gautama Buddha, a teacher of Buddhism, a religion based off the spiritual founding of the powerful, philosophical, wise Buddha, once said, “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” In Herman Hesse’s “Siddhartha”, the main character , Siddhartha, travels his own path, trying to find what his purpose in life is. Throughout the story, a common motif is shown of a personal journey to find inner peace and one’s true calling. To help explain this journey, Hesse incorporates many symbols such as: the ferryman, the river, and the path Siddhartha travels upon to find himself. Siddhartha goes through very different stages in his life, all in attempt to be a person of true meaning. Whether this be through

When we first arrived at the house, I could tell that it was really old. The windows were dusty, the paint was weathered and peeling off, and the grass stood almost as tall as I did. It looked abandoned, as if we were the first people to live there in decades. There was also an old swing set in the back and behind that, was a pond that held dirty water with a greenish color. The fence would creek as you open it, as did the stairs.

Unlike most people’s journey through life, Siddhartha's life started out how most people would want their lives to be. Siddhartha has a very rich family and has a high place and society, and although many people only dream of having this, Siddhartha was not happy. So, Siddhartha begins his journey to become ultimately happy and reach nirvana.

During the course of the last three years, I have went on various mission trips. Most recently I went to Florida my church and I spent a four week giving back to small part in Panama City one day we gave out water and small snacks to anyone that needed another we picked up trash on the beach first we split up into groups then went our separate ways. finally when all the hard work was over our group celebrated having a clean environment the rest of the week went by so fast I didn’t realize how much time passed.When your meeting so many people and doing so much fun and heartwarming things, time  doesn’t register. I felt we really made a difference to that community

Everyone has possessions that aren’t used on an everyday basis, most of these possessions wind up stored in plastic tubs to later be donated, sold, or thrown away. Although, if you’re like my grandmother than this is easier said than done. When I was younger I had a room at my grandmother’s house filled with Barbies, a doll house, and a plastic kitchen set with fake food. However, while my sister and I were running an unrealistic restaurant in our play room we were completely unaware of a real problem outside of our play room. I didn’t become aware of the problem until I was seven when a plastic tub, filled with possessions that would never be taken

My cousin has an old war uniform from what I think is World War 2. It was given to him by his grandpa a few years ago. He has kept it for some time despite his mom telling him to throw it away since it took up space in his closet.

One of my favorite things last year was having the privilege to help with a VBS for a week in Rock Hill, South Carolina. That trip opened my eyes to a whole new experience. I realized that not only when I helped strengthen the kids faith, that my faith also started to get stronger. Helping people’s faith grow creates a feeling inside that makes you want to do it more often. Having this opportunity to travel to Montana or even Idaho/Washington would be something I would strive to get on no matter what it would take.

Ashley, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. Your story has inspired me to want to go on a mission trip. I want to get that experience of seeing how other people live in other counties, especially women and children. We see it all the time on television, but we never feel the effects of that because we are not really there. It’s even better that when you went on your second mission trip to Honduras, you realized your passion and calling to minister to women. Mission trips are the trips that give us a life-changing experience, and I want to feel that change. You are absolutely right when you say that if you take a leap of faith with Christ, he will reveal new passions within us. I am rooting for your success in this field, be blessed.

I. Personal Profile: As I ponder over my thoughts and reflect on where I am in my journey of spiritual growth, all I can do is just thank God for all He has done. My spiritual journey has been full of ups and downs, but I would not change any of it because I had to go through the things I have went through to get to where I am today. Before I started living fully for Jesus, I was just existing and living my life without a purpose. I was lost and was seeking validation from everyone but God. My spiritual journey did not start until I realized that I was searching for happiness in all wrong places, and that my happiness was found in God. Once I discovered that and began building a relationship with God, my love began to increase for Him and all He has done. I began to see things clearer and God started removing toxic people out of my life and molding me into what he created me to be. In this season of my journey, I believe God is taking me through the pruning phase. In john 15:2 it says, “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it do that it may bear more fruit.” Jesus is stripping me from everything that no longer serves a purpose in my life. He is setting me apart and preparing me for my purpose on earth. God is changing everything about me from the inside out, and removing anything that is not of him and making me more like him. He is making me very uncomfortable, so that I have no choice but to learn to fully

The Importance of Journeys A thorough study of journeys reveals that a journey is much more than just movement from one place to another. Journeys are about learning and growth, and they have the potential to teach people about themselves and the society in which they live. An Imaginative Journey is one in which the individual doesn't in fact have to go anywhere in the physical sense. The physical journey is replaced by an expedition that is fuelled by the human capacity to imagine.

My life has been a crazy roller coaster with many events that have affected my life all in different ways. There have been times where my life has been at its highest peak in the world then it falls down, right into a deep valley. From the time my lovable younger sister came into my life to when my grandpa had a near death experience, I have learned many valuable lessons through the rough times as well as the more happy times. When I was a young girl, my mom had always told me the same thing over and over again. I never really thought about how a few words would have a deep effect on me in a short amount of time.

As a very small child I don’t remember too much, but the things that I do remember were seen through a child’s eyes that has made me the person that I am today and I will always have those memory’s with me until my last breath on this earth. In this essay I intend to show how my childhood and adult life to this point has influenced my life, my journey. By utilizing the adult development theories from this class I also intend on showing how they relate to my Life experiences and where I am today as an Adult student.

My journey the day I left my home country in search of a better life was not as pleasurable or exciting as I expected. Although it was not a long flight, the accumulation of unexpected vicissitudes during the trip made my dream of traveling an absolute nightmare. Not only my sadness to be leaving my family behind, the uncertainty to fly alone and for the first time, or my inexperience with the procedures at the airport contributed to this calamity, but even my neighbor on the plane added his bit of sand in the affair. All this situation was such traumatic to me that I even considered never daring to fly again.