Avery Ota - Age: 18

Avery is holding up the memory verse

QUESTIONS:

1) Have you ever been on a mission trip before, and what made you decide to go to Romania?
2) Write very briefly about your experience working as a team with other Trinity members putting together a VBS program - what was it like, and did it help you to better understand what it means to be part of the "body of Christ"?
3) What was your favorite part of the trip? Least favorite part?
4) (Optional) Did you feel especially connected to God in any way during this trip? If so, how, and why do you think that may have happened?

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1. I've never been on a real mission trip before, but I've always loved to travel, and this was the perfect opportunity to do something for God using my love of travel. I also wanted to have an experience that could change my life and perspective before I went away to college.



2. It was great to work with other Trinity members because we were all getting together to work towards the same goal, and everyone cared so much about the mission. It really was like being part of the "Body of Christ" because we built our bonds on the work we did for God.



3. My favorite part of the trip was seeing the people in Romania. They were so excited that we came from the other side of the world to their country, and I could tell that the World Vision staff loves Romania so much and they are so passionate about helping the people there. My least favorite part was having to leave!



4. I felt really connected to God during the trip through being around the other Trinity members. I wasn't active in Trinity before, so being with the team members 24/7 for almost 2 weeks showed me that it's important to have relationships with other Christians in order to have a better relationship with God. Seeing the work that God is doing in Romania also made me want to be a part of what he's doing around the world...I hope I can go on more mission trips in the future!