Religion values

My “story” has definitely been partially defined through my church. The above picture is my friends and I on our seventh grade mission trip. I have attended this same church for about twelve years, and it has influenced and developed my personality to what it is today. Twelve years ago, when I was enrolled in preschool there I had no idea that this church would become like a second home to me. As the church years went by my faith went through its ups and down just because of life, but church always brought it back to life and put it into actions through mission trips and service projects. I feel incomplete without doing these types of projects now. So in a way I was destined to be a very religious person, but I am actually not. Church has obviously influenced my beliefs, but the major aspect it taught me was to always try to help others. This value has been instilled into my personality. This church has also sparked many deep lifelong friendships, friendships that will probably led to group led service projects of all of us. I have also grown my sense of culture through this church by going to very poor places in Mexico and around the country for mission trips. Sadly, I have seen people walk hopeless down the road. I have seen shanties build of sheet. I have seen the hope our youth group instills in others. These sights all make me want to help more. Helping in some way is always on my mind. A huge chapter of my life has to deal with this church, and all the other chapters have references to it. As a college student now, I still look for ways to help other so that I may feel the satisfaction of being apart of something better.

My “story” has definitely been partially defined through my church. The above picture is my friends and I on our seventh grade mission trip. I have attended this same church for about twelve years, and it has influenced and developed my personality to what it is today. Twelve years ago, when I was enrolled in preschool there I had no idea that this church would become like a second home to me. As the church years went by my faith went through its ups and down just because of life, but church always brought it back to life and put it into actions through mission trips and service projects. I feel incomplete without doing these types of projects now. So in a way I was destined to be a very religious person, but I am actually not. Church has obviously influenced my beliefs, but the major aspect it taught me was to always try to help others. This value has been instilled into my personality. This church has also sparked many deep lifelong friendships, friendships that will probably led to group led service projects of all of us. I have also grown my sense of culture through this church by going to very poor places in Mexico and around the country for mission trips. Sadly, I have seen people walk hopeless down the road. I have seen shanties build of sheet. I have seen the hope our youth group instills in others. These sights all make me want to help more. Helping in some way is always on my mind. A huge chapter of my life has to deal with this church, and all the other chapters have references to it. As a college student now, I still look for ways to help other so that I may feel the satisfaction of being apart of something better.