05/01/2026
Not sure where to start... Sometimes, we expect to be changed when we go on adventures that push past our comfort zones. We even anticipate a mindset shift in our reality. I went on this trip expecting something like that. I was ready for it. However, what I wasn't ready for was just how important this trip would be for me in areas of my life that almost had nothing to do with visiting the Dominican Republic.
Areas like:
Slowing Down
Clearing My Head
A New Sense of Intentionality
Reopening My World
Taring Down Some Walls
Life Changing Friendships
I know this entire experience was God sent. There were too many specifics for it to be anything else. Someone on this trip expressed to me how people come back from these excursions wanting to "CHANGE THE WORLD" and do the most when they get home. Then, it eventually just falls off, and life goes back to normal. Back to the small circle of people. Back to the every day. Back to forgetting what they just witnessed. I want to intentionally be the exception to that rule. I'm not saying I have to change the world. I'm saying, I don't want to constantly slip right back into what is comfortable when there was a Divine plan leading me out of those areas. I want these experiences to change me, so I can move forward in GOD. Always moving forward and growing.
.... thank you for being open and sharing these experiences with us sponsors. This organization goes far beyond what I could have imagined, and I'm super impressed. Now more than ever, I will advocate for sponsorship through Compassion International. It's truly working, and I'm glad I can be a part of it.
Also, this is my official application to be the photographer for these trips.😂