By Jennifer Gribble, Marketing Coordinator
In reading the updates from the Youth Mission Trip to Collique, Peru, from July, I was touched by this post written by Hailey Sellers:
We see dirt and pieces of cement
They see a floor and shelter
We see tattered clothes and shoes
They feel protection with just a sweater
We cry when we see this cardboard house
They praise God that they have a roof
OSA helps them build so much more
The smiles on their faces are living proof
They attach to us as if we’re family
Although they met us an hour ago
5 days later we hold on tight
Wishing that none of us ever had to go
We return in three years
Their memories aren’t the best
All of it starts over again
Everyone just forgets the rest
As if tomorrow never ends
We spend the day devoted
To praise, joy, and love these children
Our hearts with change will be coated
A tear may fall as we say goodbye
A hug passed from one to another
We places a bracelet on their wrist
So when it falls,
They know goodbye is never forever
Well said. If you want to read more of these amazing stories from our youth, click here.
Thank you to Rachel Moore, one of our youth, for capturing these amazing images of their trip.
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