Acts 22:15, English Standard Version

“For you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.”

On the first day of the mission, we went to the "mall" and ministered to the shop owners and bystanders as we walked around. The second day we went to the hospital. My group and I went to the surgical unit to pray with the patients, doctors and nurses. Hearing their stories of how they ended up there and about their life was very eye-opening. Almost everyone accepted our prayers and felt moved by us being there. Some people had no visitors, so we meant a lot to them, and if they were sleeping, we prayed over them and didn't wake them up.

One of the girls in my group believed in God but wasn't saved yet. At the hospital she was really involved and loved meeting the people there and praying for them. She speaks and understands Spanish, so when we came across a Spanish family, she would translate to us and to them. Once we were done and went back to the lobby she was talking to us and said she wanted to be saved.

On the third day of our trip, we went to a town called Spanish Villa to minister. We met up with some of our leaders’ friends, and we split off into groups. Once we were in groups, we drove around in our van and went to people’s houses to ask them if they needed prayer for anything and if they wanted to join us later that evening for fellowship, games for the kids, and dinner to wrap it up.

We also passed out beans and rice to them while we were at their house. Each group went to at least seven to ten houses. Every house my group went to had kids. We passed out flyers for an event and many of them told us they would come and visit but we didn't have much hope they would. The outcome of the event was phenomenal; groups upon groups of people started showing up to the house. We had horse riding, bull riding, bracelet making and face painting for the kids to be involved in. The most important thing for me about this trip was when some of the people ran up to me and hugged me with open arms. One was crying and the other just really liked how my hair looked. Seeing them like that and them seeing you full of hope and trust is one of the best feelings in the world.