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for basic healthcare, proper nutrition, suitable housing, and true education. A deep realization came over me that, as we are blessed by God, it is our privilege to share those blessings with others. Jesus said: “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” Luke 6:38. I pray that this church will be to others a center of influence for the glory of God, as much as the mission trip was an influence for the glory of God in my life. Missionaries posing for a picture with locals in front of the church construction site in El Fiscal, Guatemala. 11