Kyle's Reflection

Our mission trip to Chicago was an experience I'll never forget.  It was hard for me personally to see such good people living in such terrible conditions.  I am very thankful for the D.O.O.R. program because they gave me the opportunity to connect with the great city of Chicago and its people.  We met a man named Dan who might have been the nicest person I have ever met.  We thought what we were doing was hard but we only had to do it for a week.  However, Dan's mission was exactly the same as ours.  But he got up every single day with one goal in mind and that was to help improve his community.  I think if everyone did a fraction of the work that Dan did, this world would be a much better place.  I also really enjoyed talking to the people who lived there.  I was very surprised that just a simple hello caused them to smile and open up to you.  And everybody I talked to seemed like they genuinely appreciated just a simple greeting.  For me, the most fulfilling work was gardening outside the church where we were staying on Thursday.  I liked this job specifically because we actually knew who we were helping as opposed to some of the other work sites.  All in all, Chicago gave me memories that I will cherish forever and I genuinely believe that this trip has changed me as a person.  I also want to thank all of the chaperones for making this wonderful trip possible, specifically the ones in my group, Nancy and ET.