First Essay
When I was in high school I had the opportunity to go to Mexico to help build houses for a family in need. I did this trip with my church youth group all four years of high school and I’m convinced it impacted my life just as much as the families we were helping. Until then I had only crossed one “border” into a different country on a trip from California to British Columbia with my mother and stepfather. I was about ten and we stayed in Victoria, Canada. Fast forward to my freshman year of high school and preparing to make my first trip to Mexico. We would be going in association with an organization called Amor Ministries that according to their website “provides mission trip opportunities to Mexico to build houses alongside families in need”. In the Spring we made our trip and stayed in San Diego before crossing the border into Tijuana, Mexico. California is quite a diverse state which adds to its beauty. Once you get to San Di...