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I Chose To Go On A Mission Trip For Spring Break

Maggie Paulk
Mar 19, 2019
University of Georgia
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I know what you must be thinking, why would you pass on a fun college spring break to spend a week away from society in another country?

Well let me tell you some of the amazing things I experienced!

1. Disconnecting is freeing

7 days. No wifi. No connection. Just me, God, and 75 other people in Montego Bay Jamaica. When I first found out about the lack of wifi, the Gen Z in me started to freak out, but let me tell you something disconnecting from society for 7 days was AMAZING. I have never felt more free to be honest, and I have never had such genuine conversations with other people face to face.

Maybe we all need a detox.

2. Friendship, Genuine Friendship

Since we did not have phones, we were able to have real conversations and because of this I was able to make so many close friends that truly know and love me!

3. JOY

One of the things we did was build a house for a family whose house burned down. Throughout the first day of building, I got to interact with the family. It was amazing to see how joyful they were despite the fact that they had nothing. It really put things into perspective for me and made me realize that materialism is not everything in this world.

4. God is Everywhere

On another one of our days we went to a facility called West Haven, which is a home for exceptional needs kids. At first it was kind of challenging, but then we got to spend the day loving on kids who might not always feel loved. At one point during the day they started playing Christian Music and all the kids became so happy! They began dancing and singing, even some of the kids who were not even able to move were singing these songs at the top of their lungs. This small event made me realize that God is literally everywhere, even in a small Jamaican community with kids who are not as fortunate as we are.


These were just a few highlights from my trip, I know and understand that not everyone is religious or the same religion, but I just wanted to share some of my story!

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