So it started ‪Sunday morning, at like 12:30‬, so like a little while after mass, we
checked in, dropped off our luggage, and then took a picture and just sat in like this main room, around 1:15ish everyone loaded the busses and we went on our way to OKC. We got there in no time since the drive isn’t long at all. When we got there we got our key to the dorm we were staying in bc we stayed at the university of central Oklahoma. I was with one of my best friends, Camryn. We put our stuff down and started to unpack but quickly left for dinner. After dinner we went back to our rooms to finish unpacking and then after that went into the room where we would be doing our nightly devotional and also worship. We didn’t end up having worship that night but instead just did the devotional and went to find our small group. In my small group I was kinda liek scared I guess? I mean there were a lot of people that were in my group that would be in the popular group at school. There were 7 I knew previously, one of them being camryn and one being gabby. The others though really intimated me A LOT. I mean i have no problem making new friends whatsoever but it’s kinda different when they have title so to say. And it’s not that all popular people intimidate me bc some of my friends are but I’ve known them since elementary school so it’s different. Anywho by the end of the week I ended up talking to everyone but not so much two of the girls. Anyways in our small group we had two leaders, one freshly out of college and one that was a mom(Not of anyone in our group). The older one asked us some questions and since it was the first night almost everyone was silent, including myself, and after that night one was done. In the morning we had breakfast, I usually had breakfast with Kailee and her friend group for the most part bc camryn and I were most familiar with them. We got our group stuff ready and waiting. We waiting for a long time and then the older leader never showed up. Apparently she had an emergency so we were one leader down but thankfully we got another one quickly. She was also freshly out of college and she also happened to be friends with our other leader so that was really convenient. My group was the only group that switched work stations so Monday and Wednesday we were at the boys and girls club and Tuesday and Thursday at this pantry/thirft store/warehouse. Monday and Wednesday we were just playing with boys and girls. It was so hard for me to talk to them because every time I did they went mute until one kid started talking to me first asking to play. So it was awkward for like 30 minutes and I had no clue what to do but after that it was okay and it was the same Wednesday bc the first I made left for Colorado, I had to make new friends again which came faster this time bc you became instant best friends with someone if you have them a piggy back ride. Anyways it was kind of hard to see how it was part of a mission trip. I mean it’s still confusing for me still but I’m pretty sure it’s just me. And then Tuesday and Thursday we were at the joint building. We were split into three groups, food pantry, thrift store, and special projects. I was part of special projects both days. The first day we moved furniture around and swept for like three is hours. It wasn’t bad, just tedious and if there was a bad part it was just that we were in the heat, not sun, but heat. I think I liked the two days at this building better than the boys and girls club only because we were able to see the physical difference. I also think that’s why I didn’t, and still don’t, understand why the boys and girls club was part of the mission trip. Most people understand it and what they’ve said is that we build just the slightest of relationship with kids and that it helps them. Anywho after we swept we had lunch and the. Helped with the food pantry. The next day there we scraped old paint of those concrete parking nubs and then repainted them. That took us ‪until lunch‬. After lunch we just moved the items in the food pantry to a different room since they were expanding it and needed to demolish one of the walls. After that we swept some more in a different area. That was about it for the workdays. Oh but I understand why everyone hates freshman. I don’t know if it’s just my schools freshman or what but goodness it was bad, by the third day I ended up bringing headphones on the bus. Anyways every night (other than ‪Thursday night‬) we would do a devotional. Devotional were my favorite part of the entire experience. You probably already know what they are but we were read a story every night and then answered questions. And the big idea and what every story was based off of was miracles and how they’re everywhere. It was really cool. And the. Every night we also did worship and then speaker then more worship then travel to small groups. I wasn’t that big of a fan of worship as everyone else was. It was just different to what I was used to and it didn’t affect me like it affected (I hope I’m using the right affect/effect) everyone else. It kinda felt like I was in a concert to me because everyone rushed closer to the stage and it was very upbeat. Anywho and then in small groups we were just asked questions that related to the message of what the person in between worship sessions said. That was good, the first few days only a few others and myself spoke but towards the end everyone added their input, but we were still very shy and didn’t answer like asap and took a few seconds then spoke. Also one night we had blind folded worship so we weren’t worried of what others would think of our movements whether that was raising your hand or whatever. And when we took it off we were supposed to be removing the blindfold physically and spiritually. Literally everyone cried but me, like ok way to have no emotions Diana but it’s all good. It was a fun experience but still didn’t affect me like it did to everyone else. So yeah that was mission trip, it was a fun experience but I think the experience overall didn’t affect me like it did to everyone else, idk if I had the wrong mindset of what but all is well. Thank y’all for reading and I hope y’all have an amazing day!