Missionary Kid Research Paper

Before hearing about the need in different parts of our world, I never considered going on a mission trip. Last summer during show choir camp, our choreographer told us about a charity called Thirst Project. Thirst Project is an organization that builds wells in Africa so the citizens can have clean drinking water. Knowing that there are people out there drinking brown, gunky water filled with animal feces breaks my heart, because there are steps that we can all take to help solve that problem. For me, one of those steps is going on a mission trip. If I could help even one person live a higher quality life, I will be satisfied, knowing that I have made a purpose to my life. Another time that my eyes were opened was this summer. One of my friends went on a mission trip to Haiti with her church, and seeing pictures from their trip moved me to have an even stronger desire to go on one myself. Both the children in Haiti and the people serving them were both so joyful,

At church, in addition to my participation in the worship services, I volunteered at our church’s soup kitchen, medical camps and elementary school for underprivileged children. These experiences opened my eyes to the deprivation of love and care in the world and a dire need of God’s grace for people at large so they could receive forgiveness, healing and restoration in their lives.

As human beings we are naturally introduced to a natural family, every Christian is naturally introduced to God's spiritual family. God is the Father of all his children. In the church we are like a neighborhood and in our neighborhood church, we have fathers, moms, more established and more youthful kin, and new infants being conceived in our spiritual family. We get benefits as relatives, however we likewise have responsibilities.This impacts our needs and how we treat each other. We have a similar respect and responsibility and love for our heavenly families as we improve the situation our own families. We would prefer just not to get together once per week—we need to confer our lives to each other.

When the bigger names and churches receive attention, there is an emotional, theological, and personal impact on the small church pastor. Emotionally, there should be joy seeing another succeed. If somebody in the same denominational is being successful, it makes sense to be happy for them since they are being successful in presenting a similar message. However, it may be saddening because the small church pastor is attempting to do the same thing, but is failing. Theologically, similarly to emotionally, a small church pastor should be happy because it appears that the masses are hearing their message. A pastor is concerned about having the message preached, and if someone is doing that, he should be joyful about it. However, he may feel called

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

I grew up in the small, Dutch, Christian town of Sioux Center, Iowa. I walked 2 blocks to a local Reformed church right across the street from my house. I attended Sunday school and catechism every Sunday and Wednesday. In middle school and high school, I attended many church camps and did countless service projects. Two of my favorite partnerships was with ViBella Jewelry. ViBella is a Christian organization that works with women in Haiti by giving them jobs making jewelry from old plastic bottles. The women color the plastic strips, but first the bottles must be organized and cleaned which often my job. I also very much enjoyed having the chance to teach a Sunday School class for one week. Both my junior and senior year of high school I paired up with a friend to teach a 4th grade girls class. Not only was it an opportunity to teach but also an opportunity for the kids to interact with older kids. I believe that the experience was had a positive impact on both our lives and theirs.

The Bible commands Christians to go out and make disciples; however, this is impossible without first becoming a disciple of Christ. It is important to understand that discipleship should start with the individual and then go out. Christians need to become examples to live by before they can begin the important task of finding, helping, and making disciples. The Bible contains guidance, standards, and examples of being a disciple who makes disciples. A Christian disciple is someone who follows Christ and makes disciples. The goal of discipleship is to become more Christ like, being drawn closer to Him, and going out and making new disciples. Discipleship is a life long journey that refers not only to your own personal relationship with Christ, but also the act of going out and making disciples.

God has blessed me in allowing me to grow up in a Christian home, where my parents both have been proactive in my life by supporting and encouraging me to participate in unique activities that challenge me to grow as an individual and a Godly woman. Schooling was primarily at home, and by being homeschooled, I believe it taught me to have a persistent and disciplined work ethic. During my high school years my interpersonal relationships with my family lacked severely because of my choice to be alone. Today by God’s grace my relationship with my family has been restored. After high school, I participated in a gap year program at Camp Eagle in Texas. I struggled with interpersonal relationships as I chose to be apathetic and cynical towards other people. Moving forward from my experience I am summer staff at Sambica in Bellevue, Washington and growing with my interpersonal relationships. In the events that have occurred in my life up to this point I see that authority is placed for protection not pleasure, and should be obeyed regardless if you agree or disagree with someone in authority. Family discipline is important because if God disciplines us in love then it is necessary for growth and consequences when we sin. Family worship is important

Not everyone is suited to be a missionary, the career takes patience, endurance, as well as a passion to take on any task at hand. This occupation presents an opportunity to travel to foreign nations and be immersed in exotic cultures. Although missionaries are not paid well -if paid at all- the worldly knowledge and gratitude received is reward enough. This is more than a career, it’s an all-consuming life style. The goal of a missionary is to enlighten non-believers of Jesus Christ and integrate new-believers into the community of God-fearing people. Mission work is the most intrinsically rewarding field because it grants the experience to travel the world while spreading the love of God, build personal relationship with other missionaries

Christian community mean through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ (Bonhoeffer). Christians are set on a standard to be perfect. God desires to lead us to a life full of knowledge and fellowship. I am hoping to discover to gifts that God had given me. Defining your purpose and living a life in the Christian community with a purpose will be fulfilling. As a Christian community we are here to spread the message of God and his lessons. It is nothing but grace that we are allowed to live in a community of Christian brethren (Bonhoeffer).

When I went to church camp, I found a field. It was big and then I saw some small paint.

Over the past two summers, I have ventured to different regions of Pennsylvania on mission trips with my church, First Parish Congregational Church. These mission trips are week long service projects set up by an organization called Group Mission Trips. This Organization sponsors mission trips all throughout the country, and I have had the privilege to attend two. My first in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 2014, and my second in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania last summer. Both of these mission trips provided plenty of opportunities to grow through service not only as a person but as a leader.

I’ve always had a very vague understanding and relationship with Catholicism. Growing up, my family never did anything to practice our faith. For example, the only time we would go to church would be for family events like baptisms or funerals. I didn’t think much of it and whether it was good or bad that we didn’t practice. I also never understood why my parents put my sister and I into catholic school instead of public school. Whenever I asked, they would answer with “We went to catholic school so we want you guys to get the same education too.” I would always wonder why I went to a catholic school if my family never did anything to show our faith. Not trying to say that catholic school was bad for me, but shouldn’t kids who practice Catholicism a lot attend the schools.

At Freedom my eighth-grade year, I was called to ministry. When I first received this call I thought it meant I was going to be a girls minister or something at a church. Little did I know the Lord was calling me somewhere bigger. Because of my love for sharing my faith, the Lord revealed to me April 23, 2016, that I was called to missions. I was sitting on a table with an easter tablecloth, where I was painting deep purple nails for a homeless woman in a wheelchair. She told me she and her dog had no food or water, and that she had family far away but they wanted nothing to do with her. I started talking to her about Christ and the words were flowing out of my mouth. The Lord was giving me just the right words to say to her, and on that day, we prayed the prayer, and she accepted Christ. Tears streaming down my cheeks I had felt the specific call to missions. God used that one experience with that one very special lady to show me what his plan for me was, and my life has been changed ever since. I have been on a couple mission trips since then to Nashville, and Oklahoma city, and this summer I am going to Colorado and Los Angeles. Not only am I doing missions within other states, but also in my school, using FCA and sharing my faith with other kids in my classes and friend groups. A single text asking if someone has any prayer requests could change a life, and the coolest thing ever is seeing lives

My mom looked back from the front seat and told me and my younger sister that we should join the Churchs youth group. An idea sparked in my head and on the next Sunday I signed up. Within three years of being a part of the organization, I was promoted to youth group leader. Being youth group leader for two years now has given me the education and experience I needed to find different ways of helping the citizens of my community. I have organized a few bake sales to raise money for a chapel that my priest has been wanting to built for a long time and I have been raising money to build houses for the homeless. Not only that, but my group has also created toy, food, and blanket drives to be able to donate. I pride myself in what I have accomplished and what I have taught to the younger members of my group. I am also more than gratefully appreciative of what God has done for me in only the first several years of my life. I know what I know now because God had spoken to me and gave me a starting