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I got out of bed at 3 o’clock in the morning to my mom shaking me. It was a Saturday in the middle of summer so I was a bit confused, then it occurred to me that I was leaving for a mission trip. I remember getting to our church as everyone was praying and about to leave. I apologized for my timing and we continued to pray. We left for Springfield, Kentucky caravaning with 4 toyota mini vans filled with luggage and kids. The drive there consisted of sleeping, cramping, and a horrendous odor. We reached the center of Kentucky and arrived to the church we were staying at at about 1 p.m. Saturday. All the boys in our youth group went to check the place out and immediately started to play basketball in the gym. When all the other youth groups showed up from Nebraska and Georgia, they began to join in our game. We played basketball for about 15min before we all gathered together to have our introduction to the week. …show more content…

We were assigned our work sites for the rest of the week. I was assigned to an elderly lady who was very impoverished who also a hoarder, this lady's name was Mrs. Scarlett. Because I didn't go to school with the people I was assigned with, I wasn't very familiar with anyone. I tried not to focus on the negatives of the situation even though it was hard. I didn't know what to expect because of my group and the work site I was assigned. Before the day was over, I tried to make an extra effort to talk to them. The next morning I woke up made my lunch and got ready for the first day of

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