My mission experience as a Christian

Before
I decided to go to Tijuana, Mexico for
missions, I wondered if my faith would grow stronger and if I would become more
of a devoted Christian afterwards. I
wondered if it would be like another retreat where I would come back home all
spiritual and then forget everything about a week later. People told me all about how their life
changed because of missions but I wondered if I were to become one of
them. When I walked out of the gate back
to New York from Tijuana, I realized
that I did become one of those people.

I never felt as if I were a devoted
Christian. I have been saved couple of
times and I thank the Lord for that, but I never really put Christ first in my
life. At one point, I began to question the
existence of Christ and if Christianity was the right religion to believe
in. My belief and faith in Christ became
weaker and I became less involved with Church. I became involved with the secular world and
became influenced to alcohol and satanic music and acts. I felt that God was never there and that he
had no purpose for me. I felt like my
friends and my family was the only ones that I had left in this world. Then one day, my friend asked me to join his
band at church as the lead vocalist. I
believe this truly saved me because I began to get more involved with church
and my faith grew stronger. Yet, I still
drifted away from my faith and I never really felt that I was truly saved. Then one day, my mom asked me if I would go
to missions with my church so that I can change my life. After struggling with my parents since I did
not want to go to missions, I finally gave up and followed their will for me to
go. This was a decision that I did not regret
once I entered Los Angeles.

This mission was
absolutely amazing. The mission organization was known as YWAM (Youth With A
Mission) and they has a base in Los Angeles and in Tijuana, Mexico. Along with our church, 5 other churches came
to Los Angeles and Mexico. Seeing them praise the Lord and use all of
their strength just to serve the Lord was just truly amazing. The staff of the
Los Angeles YWAM (Youth With a Mission) and the Tijuana YWAM changed my
perspective on Christianity as they shared their testimonies with us and as
they helped us in every way possible. Just
to see the staff working at the YWAM bases instead of soaking up the sun during
the summer was amazing and inspiring.

During the missions, we
reconstructed a house for a big family for more convenience, comfort, and
space. After
only a couple of hours, my body was so exhausted that I started to get cramps.
The intense heat from the sun was unbearable, and seemed impossible to finish
the task. Yet, I am confident that the Lord has given us the strength, will,
and the power during this hard time to finish what was given, and to share the
love of Jesus Christ to the natives. Every drop of sweat and every cramp that I
suffered through was definitely worthwhile after I saw the smiles on the
family's faces with hopes of starting a new life in their new home.

On my way
home after arriving to New York,
many thoughts began to fill my mind about my missions experience at Los
Angeles and Tijuana.
I realized that God gave me another opportunity to redeem myself even though I
felt so lost and guilty before. I am so grateful for the works that the Lord
has done, and for answering my prayers as well during this mission. From this
experience, and from the amazing wonders of God, I will mend my promise to
devote myself to God in order to become a better Christian today by spreading
God's word. C.T. Studd once said, “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then
no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.”

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