This week has been an amazing experience for me. I’m really
upset that I had to go home so soon. When I come home, I’ll have an entirely
new prospective on life. From now on, I won’t be complaining about silly stuff
like Instragram not working for a few hours. In the United States, we have so
much to be grateful for. Some of the people around the world like in the DR
would do almost anything just to be in our shoes.
One of the experiences that hit me the hardest this week is
when our group went to the hole. As soon as the little kids in this place saw
us, they started running up to us with the biggest smiles on their faces. One
kid in particular came up to me screaming to all of his friends “Americano,
Americano! Mio!” (American, American! Mine!) He came up to me and held his
hands up, asking me to put him on my shoulders in Spanish. When I tried to put
him down so my group and I could work, he clung onto me. Something similar
happened to everybody in our group. We did not only go to feed the children,
but we also went to show them love and attention.
I can’t wait to go on another mission trip next year. I
absolutely love helping those who are in great need. In 2016, I hope to be an
intern for GO ministries during the summer. I want to wait till then so I will
be able to speak Spanish better. This week, I have decided that I definitely do
want to be a missionary in a Spanish speaking country.
Jonah Wahl
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