kids could be so happy considering the living conditions
what I have right now. If someone were to ask me what
they were in. But I already knew that the answer was be-
would I keep in my life forever it would be my fami-
cause they are content with even the smallest things they
ly, friends and God...and some food cause you can’t go
have here and the community around us was more than
wrong with food haha. That was my experience for the
enough to make us feel “alive”.
Arizona mission trip and I am definitely planning to go
again next year and I also hope that some new people
could come along as well to see what it’s like in San Carlos. I had a blessed time there and I truly love the team
that is here with me and I thank God for giving me this
life changing opportunity.
Thank you.
Isaac Yun
My most favorite and most memorable moment in Arizona was near the end of the trip. On the third to last
day before we left, we went to a children’s shelter home.
The kids there are kids who’ve been abandoned by their
parents or the parents were simply incapable of being able
to take care of the child. These kids would spend a small
amount of time in the shelter and then they would be
transferred to elsewhere. Most of these kids were newborns from around 1 year to even 1 week. We were given about an hour to spend with the kids in the center.
I personally decided to spend my time with the babies/
newborns since they were so cute. But I was given the
B
efore I went to Arizona, I was struggling with my
relationship with God and family. I was in a lot of
liberty to hold specifically this one baby. He was about
stress, and was brought up the idea of going to Arizona.
1 year old and I have no idea why but I had the urge to
At first I was considering but as the weeks went by I felt
sing to him. So I sang a song called “I won’t give up” by
convicted of going. I never imagined going to Arizona, the
Jason Mraz and as I was singing the song. I unconsciously
west coast with my church, not to mention the weather
started crying. The tears just came out naturally and as
was worrying me. With all these factors that came into
I was still singing the song the baby began to fall asleep.
play, before going to the trip to Arizona, I knew it was Sa-
That moment was when my heart was truly touched and
tan’s work at its finest. Trying to stray me away from God
I fully understood what the people in San Carlos had to
further and further away from him. Lost like a stranded
go through. They didn’t deserve that kind of life. They
lamb from its flock, I decided to seek the shepherd for
deserved more. More than I did.
answers and help. Through that I decided to prepare for
my mission trip.
This trip has taught me how important it is to honor my
father and my mother and how beyond lucky to have
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At Arizona we were ready to serve and love one another