Student Stories - Mackenzie F

Wow, this has been an amazing week!! I have grown so much spiritually, made lasting relationships with so many people and have worked very hard! My group was at the nursing home all week. The place was basically gutted but there was still a lot of things to be done. I didn’t think it would be very hard but boy was I wrong! Throughout the whole week I was so physically exhausted but I knew that the Lord would give me the strength to keep on working and glorifying Him. And He did! Although it was a lot of hard work, I had a lot of fun working with my team and getting to know them better. I think that the best part of the trip for me would be when Derek challenged us to go and talk to total strangers, whether it be at Home Depot, Wendy’s or around the neighborhood where we were working. At our worksite we didn’t really run into many people, so we really had to go out of our way to find people to talk to. I had a lot of fun stepping out of my comfort zone and just going up to people and asking them how their day was going. We accomplished so much in so short of time and I am so glad that I cold be a part of it! Now that I’m on the plane heading home, I’m so sad to be leaving all of these people and not be a huge family anymore! We’ve grown so much and I know that the Lord will keep us connected. But, I’m really excited to go home and sleep in my own bed all by myself! Clean clothes will also be really nice! I am so glad God had me go on this trip, it has been such an incredible experience for me.