Mission's Trip

I just got back from my Mission's Trip to Union Grove, Wisconsin. We went to the Shepherd's Home there that deals with the Mentally Retarded. Wow, all I have to say is I was expecting to minister to them, but in reality, they were the ones that ministered to me. It was one of the best things I have done in my life... I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I know that this wasn't it. I had done some work with other people like them, but a whole bunch at one time, I was expecting it to be a long week, but it went by really, really fast! I met some excellent people while I was there; I'll just name a few. Keep in mind that our "motto" for the week was; "God doesn't make mistakes" it will help you understand a lot if you ever work with these people!

First was Dennis. Now Dennis is a former pastor and he had a stroke, which is what put him where he is. He was sharing just a little bit about his life to us, and just was a great person to be around, and he always had a smile! His wife divorced him after he had his stroke, and he said to us: "I am not the one that is divorced, she is. She is the one that left me, and according to my Bible, she's not supposed to do that." It was just a really small glimpse of what he had to go through in his life already.

Next would be Melody. She was a great person! I worked with her the first day, and then the rest of the week we just grew closer. She was also telling me about her life and how she was kind of treated like a slave, she had to watch her younger siblings for free and do a lot of dirty work around the house that no one else wanted to do and it sounded like she was verbally abused. She actually asked to go to Shepherd's. You think because it is a Christian organization, their families put them there, but some have different reasons, just like Melody! But she is making something out of her life and is working for it.

Every single resident is just amazing! I enjoyed getting to know a lot of people, trust me there are more but these two really made me think about a lot of things. I pray that I can keep in touch with some of them!