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    Mission Trip Narrative

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    (The last suitcase was shoved into the back of the bus, and our next stop would be Winchester, Virginia.) My youth group and I were headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a mission trip. We would be involved with a program called P-2 mission, which partnered us with a local church, Calvary Christian. During the day we would be doing street outreach and during the night we would be hosting a Vacation Bible School. There was an urgency to have this church up and running because the community around

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    My trip to Guatemala helped me realize how great my life really is,and showed me how strong I really am.Many people around the world take Missions Trip every year to the nations of the world. A mission’s trip is mainly meant for missionaries to reach out to the people of other nations and not only share “the truth” but also help them with their struggles in life. Some ways missionaries reach out are building homes, churches, getting clean drinking water, volunteering in orphanages, donating secondhand

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    (The last suitcase was shoved into the back of the bus, and our next stop would be Winchester, Virginia.) My youth group and I were heading to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a mission trip. We would be involved with a program called P-2 mission, which partnered us with a local church, Calvary Christian. During the day we would be doing street outreach and during the night we would be hosting a Vacation Bible School. There was an urgency to have this church up and running because the community around

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    This year my youth group went on another mission trip. We went to Copperhill Tennessee the same place we went last year. Everyone expected everything to be the same as last year but everything was different this time. There were very many problems this time. Last year we had money in our account and didn't have work to do, the bus ride went smoothly, and everyone got to go and got along very well. This year though we had to raise the money by working at fundraisers three times a month or more

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    The Mission, a film set in 1507, reflects on a Jesuit mission settlement, torn apart by Spanish and Portuguese government. With the papacy caught in the midst of this turmoil, conflicting ideas of injustice and moral sense drive the message of the film. In connection to the Enlightenment, an era of new philosophical ideas from the 1400s up until the 1600s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ideas of individuality, human nature and corruption are best represented through the films. As a philosopher in France

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    help. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school that someone in my church provided me with the perfect opportunity to serve the Lord and Haiti. They told me about “Mission Discovery,” an organization that works to help Haiti and other impoverished countries. After careful consideration, I decided to go on a week long mission trip to Haiti. I was so determined to go on this trip that I worked two jobs and did fundraisers, and finally earned enough money to pay my way there.

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    The Mission is a film based on the colonization of South America through missionaries. The Mission demonstrates how many influential philosophers’ ideas live on and hold a long lasting legacy. The film clearly showed traits from Martin Luther, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Niccolo Machiavelli. These three philosophers are among the most prominent in history, and their thoughts and ideas are seen in great amount. The Mission predominantly showcased Machiavellian traits including, but not limited to:

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    The Mission Essay

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    “The Mission” is a motion picture, directed by Roland Joffe in 1986, about a Jesuit mission that is threatened by greed and imperialism in the late 18th century in the Brazilian jungle. Father Gabriel, played by Jeremy Irons, climbs the mountains of Brazil to bring Christianity to the natives. He is successful and brings about a golden age among them. Mendoza, played by Robert De Niro, a slave trader, kills his brother, Felipe played by Aidan Quinn, in a fit of rage over a woman named Carlotta, played

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    many qualities to understand the Indians. As a Jesuit myself who is a part of the New France mission I do know on a first hand basis what it takes to be a good missionary. As a part of the New France mission I have experienced various encounters with several different Indian nations. I do admit that these native people are very down to earth and connected with each other very well. The purpose of are mission to New France was to spread the word of God and our Catholic faith to the natives and convert

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    Relationships hold the keys to success Church leadership, along with teams that are sent to the mission field should work together in identifying what needs to be done for the particular community of people. A relevant example of critical caring was in a local church body. The Worship Experience team, made up of a 200+ member choir, had clearly identified a group within this church community that would care for one another in satisfying common goals, and to accomplish the task of helping people get

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