Religious Service Mission Statement

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.

I have two mission statements for my life they are “God will not put anything on you that you cannot bare and always remain humble”. The first statement has been my words of wisdom since I was a child. I was always thought that no matter how hard life got do not give up because the problems and the pain will not last forever. I use this statement a lot when I am at work, especially if I’m having a difficult day where it seem like everything is going wrong and it seem like there is no solution. Working in the medical field has taught me to be humble and appreciate my life. I use to work at a dialysis center after talking and seeing how dialysis was taking effect on their everyday life give me a new perceptive on how much we as healthy people

During the week in Chicago, I grew closer to God, learned how to be a better leader, and learned to put others before myself, which is what helped me become a better person. Serving others that had situations worse than I could imagine was life changing. The idea I could make such a tremendous change in someone’s life while doing activities I enjoyed, opened my eyes to the potentials of serving. After the week ended and I returned home, I wanted to do more for the people around me who were less fortunate. Going into freshman year, I made the decision to volunteer at Urban Vision. I help kids who have newly immigrated to Akron and the United States find items at a holiday shop for their families and themselves. Many of these kids went directly to the necessity aisle, (i.e. toilet paper, laundry detergent, and soaps) to get these items for their families, even though there were plenty of toys for the kids themselves. These kids helped me realize I should be grateful for everything in life, from shelter over my head to the clothes on my

While going to college I got to have the experience of a lifetime. Myself, and a group of 15 others went on a mission trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. We all got to see many cultural differences and help people in need. Helping people in need just

I found this chance to help people a way to get to know the people in my youth group, but I learned so much more than I thought I would. What amazed me the most out of everything on this trip was the willingness of kids my age to help those around them. During that week in Denver, I also had the chance to meet some of the other youth from other cities in Missouri. A lot of them whom had remarkable stories. Their reasons for helping out during this mission trip were much greater than my own, I was astounded. They had told me about their past, the struggles and valleys that they had gone through that lead them to help those who are going through the same situations or worse. One story struck me the most. One about a boy and a past fight with drug abuse. He said that one day he felt this indescribable jolt and he just lost it. He broke down and asked himself what he was doing with his life. After asking around and seeking help, he went to the local church one Sunday. That was when he met the youth leader that helped him through his

A little over a year ago, I had to make the decision of choosing between two different trips. I could either go to Spain with the Spanish class and see all that the country has to offer, or I could visit Haiti with the church and give my time to help out around their community. Many factors weighed in on my decision, but in the end, I chose to travel to Haiti!

The creation of a great city is composed up of bettering that which is good and helping that which is frail. United Ministries and Triune Mercy Center both go beyond helping its community in many factors. United Ministries protracts its outlooks and helps people who need to get back on their feet. They serve by getting a good education, home, and supplies for the homeless. Triune Mercy Center focuses on providing the spiritual and physical strength.

I went on a trip with People to People Student Ambassador Program to Italy and Greece. One of

Rev. Bruce Ritter always had the dream to give back to the community. He designed the covenant house to be dedicated to serving all God’s children with absolute respect and unconditional love, to help suffering homeless kids and to protect and safeguard all children in need. He wanted open the Covenant House in 1972 to help children that are homeless. The first Covenant House was officially open New York City but over the years has open up around the United States. Covenant House mission statement is to, “Recognize God’s providence and fidelity to his people are dedicated to living out His covenant among ourselves and those children we serve, with absolute respect and unconditional love. That commitment calls us to serve suffering children

I am an open minded holiness Christian, who values the ability to an open mind when experiencing other dominations ways of worshipping my God. I attend Miracle temple Church under the fellowship of Pastor Jessie Meeks.

I attended Mercy Catholic High school for my first two years of high school, but because I saw my mother struggling to pay for my tuition, I decided to attend a public school for my last two years. When I graduated I received the gold merit scholarship at Coppin State University. I decided to take advantage of the summer program that it offered called the Summer Academic Success Program, SASA. Through this program I began taking rigorous college courses immediately after high school graduation. I earned a 4.0 and 7 college credits during SASA.

I am personally drawn to the mission statement of this program. I am intrigued by the act of writing with a sharpen mind within the Christian worldview. I feel as if I can be closer to God by using my talents that he bestowed on me for His plan for me. I owe Him everything as he gave me a strong desire to make a difference through writing. As a writer, I am often the first person in a creative process. I have enormous weight on my shoulder as I have to make cautious and important decisions. When I remind myself about this responsibility, I take great responsibility about searching for the truth as I tend to broadening my vision within a Christian worldview. Using these traits and incorporating them into my desire for writing will be allow me

Service has always been a huge, prevalent part in my life. Growing up, my parents would teach me about helping others, and how that was what life was meant for. When a service trip was proposed by my church, I was at first hesitant to go on it. However, after some persuasion from my parents, I ended up taking the trip to Chicago to help those in need. To this day, I don’t regret the decision.

In this section, I will identify new mental models that will assist in prescribing relevant perspectives, practices, and ideas toward "Engaging with spiritual seekers" as an Affirmative Topic.