a girl with mission

carol, a student intern i took care of during the summer vacation last year (2004) wrote to me yesterday. she told me that she has just come back from an english camp in china. it was a mission trip in which she taught english to students there. she enjoyed the trip so much that she wanted to go back again. she simply missed her students.

she did not live in luxurious hotels nor did she have sumptuous meals there, i believe. but the joy she expressed to me was so intense that you may think she has gone to a grand and lavish trip in europe or somewhere else. no. absolutely not. the joy comes from the relationship established with her students, and from something she receives from god. her contentment comes from helping god to achieve a mission. as simple as that.

i am happy for her, and i am also proud of her. she is just a local form six student going to be in form seven after this summer. but she is a girl with mission.

carol, you have every support from me and i will pray for you.