Mission Trip In America

CNN reported that in April 2008, 123 lives were lost due to starvation. Another perplexing fact about Haiti is that it was one of the most popular tourist destination however due to the corruption and violence in the nation, the tourism percentile decreased at a decreasing rate. According to World Bank, Haiti economy declined from 946000 to 29500 in just the year of 2013-14. There are several others reasons that contribute the decline of Haiti’ economy. For instance, the climate does not support the agricultural growth or provide natural resources. There are dramatic climate changes in the nation consequently making the food supply lesser and demand bigger. According to the World Bank “Food prices globally have climbed 83% in the past 36 months and are expected to stay high through 2015,” (Steve Hamm, John Carey 483: 26). This quote could be justifying the future of not only Haiti but also developed countries. As the demand is increasing, and the supply decreasing, the price will increase. There are several ways to resolve the problems encountered in Haiti. By far, the biggest issue in Haiti is the government. The government is filled with corruption. Haiti has always suffered the consequences of the decisions made by the government. The problems might take time to resolute however the problems are very clear and can be solved if the right steps are taken.

I have never known a time in my life where I have not gone to church. With that being said, it’s not my largest priority. I tend to get distracted during the school year with deadlines and hanging out with friends. It’s when I’m able to go on a mission trip that I can truly show and see what I believe in. I have been on four mission trips altogether and this summer I took a leap of faith and left the country for the first time to serve. Nicaragua held the same focuses as trips in the United States, but what I consider a mission trip from my experience in the past was not what this trip had in store.

The national population is continuing to increase at a 1.17% growth rate, which appears small, but consider that most developed countries have negative population growth rates. This is caused by two main factors; continuous births in a state that cannot support them, and the deportation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic, who’s population is decreasing. More than that, Haiti still lies in ruins following the 2010 earthquake, which, as previously mentioned, leaves a large percentage of the population without shelter, food, or work. Even worse is that Haiti’s economic status is continually deteriorating, caused by the previous two factors; population growth and geographic destruction. For that matter it is not helping the global economy at all, as a developed country would. Data shows that Haiti is truly the most under-developed country in the Western Hemisphere. This is due to the fact that it “is the most densely populated country in the Western Hemisphere” (Aronson 1), the fact that it is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has the least income per person, the fact that it does not have nearly enough food, shelter, clothing, water, or work for all of its people. With that, Haiti shows no signs of improvement in the near future, as it has nothing to build up

Becoming a member of society is shown a lot through your interactions with others. Not having these interactions would cause us to miss out on many things in life. Meeting new people can change our lives in positive ways and we will never know unless we talk to them. When do we learn about the importance of interacting? and how do we learn to branch out? They are not taught directly in school. It may be able to be said that it is the parent's job to make sure that their child is well equipped with the answers. The only problem is that there is a limit of learning that can come from explaining to someone. That is why I feel that it is important for everyone to have experiences that open them up to the world. For me, the questions were answered

Coming to the United Stated is one of the most people dream they called it 'the American dream'.Many people from different countries immigrate to the United State for a better life. Must successfully complete certain steps in the immigration process in order to come to the United States.We arrive via family reunification programs, sponsored by relatives who have become permanent residents or US citizens .So my 'Father' sponsors us, you have to get approved, to do screning , interview , helth checkup , orientation and some bills to swallow before you boarded the fligth .In order for us to come to America it would not be right away the process takes years and years.

Issue one from the McKenna text presents two divergent political philosophies from Humanities professor Wilfred M. McClay and Historian Howard Zinn regarding the concept of American exceptionalism. McClay and Zinn provide convincing arguments as they support their contrasting viewpoints with key examples from American history on the question, “Should Americans believe in a unique American mission?” On one hand, McClay offers a belief in the unique American “mission” as interconnecting with our Founding Fathers through divine providentialism. On the other hand, Zinn rejects this notion asserting that restraint from the mythical belief of American exceptionalism will suppress combative desires.

As an employee of the World Bank, you have been asked to research 1 economic concern in a South American country and write a report on your findings.

After landing in Mexico and meeting up with the people I would be working with during a three-day mission trip, we were crammed into a bus and spent the next two hours getting to know each other. We were there to build homes for a multitude of families in the town of Xochimilco, Mexico. When we arrived late in the afternoon, we were led to an empty school where we would spend our nights. Sleeping on the floor next to school lockers with bugs buzzing in my ears in a country I did not know well was an interesting experience to say the least—but that was just the beginning. At dawn, the real work began and so did a change in my thinking that had a dramatic effect on my perspectives about life.

In January of 2015, I experienced a mission trip in Guatemala. Although the trip taught me a lot about both myself, and the people and culture of Guatemala, one of the more prominent realizations I had was that the Guatemalan children had so little resources to get a quality education in life, yet they were still eager to learn. For example, each child was required to wear a pair of black dress shoes to school. Since many could not afford to pay for these shoes, they each walked to the missionary compound, no matter how far, to get a free pair of shoes that were offered. Additionally, many of the kids were more inclined to attend a short church lesson after eating dinner than play with their friends. After experiencing this dramatic change

What if one day you were working hard at work, then, all of a sudden, you were laid off, fired. You were a hard worker, doing your best to maintain a full time job and a family, while paying for a home, a shelter, a place to live. That's what is happening in the Philippines, people are loosing their jobs and poverty is growing. Well, what if there was a place you could go to easily find a job and give your family a great education while you're there; what if that place was America?

The death rate in the Caribbean islands, where we live, well exceeds that of the birthrate – the conditions are so deplorable that more people are constantly brought in from Africa and then subjected to masters. The population drops 2-5% a year due to overwork, inadequate food and shelter, insufficient clothing and medical care and imbalance of the sexes, having more men than women.

They showed support for socialized health care in Latin America due to the progress it has made and the lives it has changed by providing access to treatments and medicine. The article provides data from multiple countries, allowing for a broad look at each country’s progress rather than an in-depth analysis for one country. The World Bank offers counterarguments to their pro-socialized health care stance by discussing Costa Rica and Jamaica’s financial issues after implementing a socialized health care system, strengthening their argument by recognizing the opposing view. Costa Rica is noticing that “challenges are now emerging as to the sustainability of universal health coverage” and Jamaica is facing “the challenge of improving healthcare access within its budgetary constraints” (The World Bank 2013). They do offer a rebuttal when discussing Guatemala’s challenge to guarantee access to health care by presenting data that shows Guatemala is now providing “basic health and nutrition services to 4.3 million people”, strengthening their argument by looking at book sides of Guatemala’s issue (The World Bank 2013). The World Bank offers data and statistics to support their stance, but they do not cite where they received their information, weakening their argument. There was very little emotional language used to persuade their audience; they created an objective tone throughout. However, the expert opinion they used in the article were from people who are employed by the World Bank. This weakens their argument because they used the experts they employed rather than, finding outside sources who agree with their stance. The World Bank provides loans to developing countries so there may be a vested interest to maintain their reputation as a beneficial organization.

Have you ever been on a mission trip? A group of 27 from my church went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana this summer. This trip took lots of things like planning, getting the money I had to have, hospitality, and kindness. I knew going on this trip was gonna be an amazing experience and I was right. I got to spend the whole week with 26 other people who mean alot to me and help me when they can.

In the synthesis essay prompt there are a multitude of different sources. With three sources supporting mission trips and four against, photos, charts, articles from blogs, and satire, the student has many choices to write the essay with.

Think about the poverty and problems that all countries around the world are facing today and every day. As Americans we have an urge to go into these countries to help as much as possible because of that we have begun a revolution. Americans began going on mission trips around the 1960s but did not really pick up until the 1990s. The trend grew after multiple natural disasters, Americans saw and need and went, since then short term mission trips show no sign stopping anytime soon. As the popularity of leaving our comfort zones, many people have found issues with the way the trips are led to the extent of questioning whether or not these trips are really worth the amount of money and time that they consume. Through periodicals, interviews, narratives, and articles, I will show the issues and improvements that could be made to the living situations, attitude of the Americans, and relationships that are acquired during the short term mission trips.