Belize Part 1- Last Summer

As some of you may (or may not) know, last summer I went on a mission trip to Belize. It was my first mission trip out of country, and I was super excited about it! (If you're interested in hearing more about that trip you can go to our blog to read some more about what we experienced.) The more I prepared for that trip the more excited I got! It was my first time out of country, only my second mission trip and it was a super neat experience!

Now, as I reflect on that trip, I'm finally beginning to realize how selfish I really was. The whole reason I went on that trip was because I wanted to go to another country and to experience another culture. And I did just that. But I didn't do it for the people, I did it for me. I never really shared my testimony with anyone on that trip - not that I didn't have the opportunity. But since nobody asked me point blank about it, I didn't go out of my way to tell them about God - even though that was the whole purpose of the trip!

God has really been working on my heart this summer and I see now that my motive for going last year was not pure - it was completely selfish. And that came into play again this past spring as I began to plan for a return trip to Belize....(more on that tomorrow.)