Day Five Continued...

Christians can have a reputation for being self righteous a bit, as in, "I'm better than you because I serve others and God.  Hah!"  For me, my daily routine is get up, babysit, work, sleep and sleep on the weekends.  I find myself a bit self righteous sometimes with my busy schedule.  I don't make time for my family.  Mission trips add to the busy schedule of the summer in a way that I can say that I did something good and didn't ignore God throughout the entire summer.

This trip has brought about a bunch of lessons.  1) I am self righteous.  2) I am selfish.  3) I don't only need to "be a better person", I need to strive to be more like Christ.  There's a difference.  I went into this trip eye closed thinking I was going to change someone's life or make someone happy for a week.  I came out of this trip with my eyes open.  These families and especially siblings sacrifice time out of their day for their needy family member.  THIS is part of their routine.  And....they love it.  My eyes need to be opened more often.

McKenna