My life changing experience

I don't know how to say this any other way ,but this missions trip to Peru had totally changed my life. The experiences that I have had here in Peru have been full of heart break, guilt , and pain. However, I have seen God in a completly different way. Peru is a beautiful place, but more than that it contains beautiful people. I have seen and am living these people;s daily lives. Yesterday was a day like nothing I have ever experienced before as my team went to the dump. I can't even describe what a horrible place the dump is. It is a a huge garbage dump that contains hundreds of pigs and sick dogs. There is garbage everywhere and the smell of this place is so disgusting that it would turn anyone's stomache. And in the middle of all of this are thousands of families and hundreds of children. Due to the thanks of so many people shoes, hygiene products, toys and soccer balls where given to these children and so we praise God for these things that were given for us to provide. When we arrived at the dump I was disgusted by what I saw and did not want to be there. So I asked God to help me and he did by bringing a child to my attention. At the end of the day I was sitting in the garbage with a beautiful four year old little girl on my lap and I didn't care how these kids looked or smelled, nor did I care where I was; all I cared about was how to show Jesus to these children. The things that I have experienced on this trip I don't have time to write them all down, but all I can say is God has been so close and so real and he continues to show his power. So, I say, "Praise God!

Victoria Smith