Arizona Summer Missions
Andrew Shin
can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were
made for another world.” Nothing in this world can satisfy our souls. Only God’s love and grace sustains us and
nurtures us until we reach heaven, wherein, on arrival to
God’s holy kingdom our souls will be vigorously satisfied.
I stand here with joy in my heart and no sorrow because I
H
i, my name is Andrew and I’m going to be talking
about my Arizona summer mission experience. So
know that I will see my brother Paul and all the other be-
before the team and I left for the trip, I didn’t know what
lievers I have met in Cambodia in heaven. May God bless
to expect. I was half nervous and half excited. Most of
Cambodia and convert this nation into a nation of Christ
my friends went on the trip as well which comforted my
believers. Let us all keep praying for this incredible hope.
nervousness towards the trip.
Thank you.
Once we arrived in Arizona we went straight to Freedom Holiness Church in the San Carlos Reservation area
which was where we were going to serve the community
there. Our first two days in were mainly to meet and get
along with the Ohio team and prepare for the VBS we
were having for the kids in San Carlos. On the first day of
VBS I was a group leader along with Sarah Han, a member of the Ohio team, and helped out our own little group
of kids. These kids in San Carlos were the sweetest things.
Even if you had no idea what their name was, they would
always be willing to give you a hug. We were given a bit
of background information on the kids prior to arriving in
Arizona. Most of the kids there lived either with a guardian or a relative in the family because their parents would
either be drug addicts and/or alcoholics. With those facts
in mind I had the mindset that these kids were going to
be depressed or upset but against my expectations, all of
them always had a smile on their face and were always
excited to see us. At that point I questioned how those
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