The Sierra Leone Mission trip was a trip that will never be forgotten, as it was the greatest experience I could ever imagine! To take a 50+ hour trip over there (which was an experience by itself) and then see 100+ kids, aunties and uncles just waiting for us at the COTN village, was truly amazing! We were then welcomed officially by the staff and kids of COTN, and were given African names; to this day I still want to be called by that name haha.
Within the next two weeks, I experienced life, culture, relationships, myself and God in a whole new way! To see how everything works over there, such as putting relationships first over transactions, was truly an amazing lesson. The children also taught me how to love and see God differently by the way that they worshiped Him every day.
The biggest lessons learned through this experience are to be thankful for what we have, as well as to have a great strength in work ethic and respect for one another. My life has been flipped a whole 180 degrees, from a selfish, blind-sunday christian who was so self-centered it was disgusting, to this man who has an idea about the world, who wants to make a true difference every day domestic or abroad. A man who will always put relationships, family and friends before any materialistic goods, as well as a stronger-faith christian.
We in the states have so much more than these children which we overlook, such as electricity, running water, tv, ipods, internet and blah blah blah. Yet these children have so much more than us here in the states, such as pure happiness, respect for each other and elders, amazing discipline, gratefulness for the opportunity to go to school, unconditional love for God and just pure love and hope. It has truly been a blessing to have the opportunity to spend time with these beautiful kids and learn the true meaning of life, as well as being able to open my eyes to the world and hopefully make a bigger difference every day, where ever i am.
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