For global awareness, I chose to highlight a recent mission trip I went on this summer. In July 2018, I took an eight day trip with my mom, younger sister, and other members of my church to the Northern mountains of Chisec, Guatemala. Throughout those eight days, I learned so much about how to serving and loving on people from an entirely different world. My church took 28 people on its first trip to this village to build a parsonage for the pastor of the already existing “Iglesia de Nazareno”, or Nazarene Church there. I personally helped set up and lead the vacation Bible school for over 300 children that were in elementary school, at the time, in this village. This was my second mission trip and I learned so much about people from all different cultures. From the very urbanized Guatemala city, to the smaller town Guatemalans that resided in the hotel we stayed in, to the villagers living in intense poverty just miles from the city, we saw it all and interacted with them all differently. It was most impactful for me to see the joy that all of the villagers had, even though they have nothing. I thought to myself, “They have nothing and are filled with joy. I have essentially everything… Why do I still complain about what I have?”. It was a very humbling experience. I definitely have a heart for global missions and I hope that I will get to do many more mission trips in the future.