Friday, July 22, 2011
Zhaojue
I was bored and started searching up Google for stuff related to the YC in Zhaojue.
Next thing I know, I see this blog post from some random person about their trip to Zhaojue & what they'd done there. Not everything was the same, because we (the girls anyway) hardly went to the farm & we barely helped out around the farm.
But what hit me was the experience and the impact God had left on the writer. Even though she's from Canada and is so much older than me, her feelings towards her trip to ZJ was almost identical to mine.
Never once thought of going on a mission trip.
Suddenly called by God to go, and not really sure what we're doing, we just go, expecting to serve God & help others.
Went there and was amazed and humbled by everything on the trip - the scenery, the longtermers, the students.
At the end of the trip, we feel like as if God has done so much more for us than we thought we were gonna do.
I started crying partway through the Farewell section of the post. And continued crying till the end. I really, really could relate with this girl and I totally understand what she's saying.
Lord, I really want to go back there. But, is it too greedy to ask for that and also be able to achieve my dream?
Anyway, this is the link to the post:
CLICK HERE! (link opens in new window)
It's a REALLY, REALLY long post, even longer than what I can do. OMO! :D But, it's so good. If you want to know how I truly felt about my ZJ trip, you can read it. But I've already warned you, it's a long read. (But of course, you can just skip to the Farewell section & read from there)