Going to Kenya was a life changing experience. There is something about seeing the world that helps you to realize what life is really about. I no longer looked at my small scale problems as the end of the world, instead I viewed what it was really like to have to fight to survive every day. I was no longer worried whether or not I had the latest clothes or technology, I was gratefull to have anything at all. I came to the realization that maybe road construction and speed limits in Utah were not such a bad thing, that I'd much rather take that than unsafe roads. I found that maybe, just maybe, going to a full day of school was a blessing, not a curse. I was able to see that I would much rather spend a day at work, than spend a day walking under the hot sun to fetch muddy water.
Going to Kenya was a life changing experience. There is something about seeing the world that helps you to realize what life is really about. I no longer looked at my small scale problems as the end of the world, instead I viewed what it was really like to have to fight to survive every day. I was no longer worried whether or not I had the latest clothes or technology, I was gratefull to have anything at all. I came to the realization that maybe road construction and speed limits in Utah were not such a bad thing, that I'd much rather take that than unsafe roads. I found that maybe, just maybe, going to a full day of school was a blessing, not a curse. I was able to see that I would much rather spend a day at work, than spend a day walking under the hot sun to fetch muddy water.I still cannot explain to people exactly what it was that I learned and saw in Kenya. They are all in the same position I was before I left. Its one thing to read about or listen to the stories, and its another thing to live them. To most people they are just stories, to me the stories are real experiences continually happening every day around the world. Going to Kenya has changed me because I will never be able to forget whats really happening beyond our comfortable borders. Before it was so easy to see just my life in Utah county through a funnel. After seeing what I saw and doing what I did I will never be able to forget the world. I will never be able to forget that it is a much better use of my time changing THE world, rather than changing MY world. This is the work and glory of my life. To dissolve the ignorance that so many Americans face when it comes to really seeing the world. My hope is that through this blog, I will be able to share the stories of the incredible people I met in Africa, and spread the contagion for service.
