The purpose of this blog is to share about doing mission work and I am definitely not the only one with a desire to serve. I look forward to sharing the stories of others that are striving to show God's love through service and mission work. Over spring break, my friend Cassandra had the wonderful opportunity to go on a mission trip to Cuba. I was super happy to hear that she was going on this amazing trip and I couldn't wait to hear all about it when she came back. I interviewed Cassandra and I am excited to share the details of her awesome mission trip with you guys! Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Hello! I am a Junior at Philadelphia University and I am studying fashion industry management. I'm a really outgoing and loving person. I became a Christian my freshman year of college. I have had an awesome walk with Christ so far and it is crazy to see where He is taking me. Two years ago I would never have imagined that I would travel to Cuba. What made you decide to go to Cuba? Well, I originally thought I would go to Italy to study abroad for a semester. I was almost done the application process, but something was tugging at my heart and was telling me to let this opportunity pass. I just felt like God had something else in store for me. So I thought, maybe I'll visit my friend in London, and then once again, I didn't feel right. I knew that God had something else for me but I didn't know what, so I prayed a lot about my spring break. One day I was invited to dinner with a friend, and after the meal she told me about a mission trip she had taken to Cuba. She showed me pictures of her trip and invited me to go to Cuba. I prayed about it, and after a while I felt like this is what God had called me to do. What was the purpose of the trip? The goal of the trip, was door to door evangelism. The group I was with really believed in being upfront and personal with the people in Cuba. Some of the people there have never heard the Gospel and we got the opportunity to share God's love with them. The organization I traveled with has been really successful because they partner up with already existing churches in Cuba. They do evangelism and then the churches follow up with the people after, allowing for a relationship to be built among the people and the local churches. What did you learn from the trip? I learned so much! I have never evangelized before this trip and I got really discouraged because I thought I was not doing it well. I felt like I was not telling the Gospel right. But, I was paired with a leader who had a lot of experience in evangelism and I learned so much from her. I learned how to tell the Gospel in a clear way by using illustrations. I also realized that I don't have a family that ministers to me, which is so important for a Christian to have. There was one man in particular, Faustino, that was really a father to me. He shared his testimony with me and we had a lot in common. We both struggled with alcohol in the past and, after talking and praying with him, I was able to come to the conclusion that I did not want to drink. What advice to you have for those pursing mission trips? You should definitely go into the country knowing that you are going to learn more than you teach. I also think it's good to be loving and to guard your heart. You want to build relationships, but you also have to be aware that you are going to leave after a while. I feel like God is still revealing things about the trip to me every single day. Overall, I am thankful for the opportunity to travel to Cuba and I'd have to say that this trip has definitely helped me to grow in my relationship with God.
Thanks for your story Cassandra!
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