

Pack Light
“Pack light. Only a small duffle and a backpack.” Those were the words spoken to me the day before I left for my first mission trip in 2018. I threw three pairs of scrubs, my journal, Bible, and Rosary in my bag and got in the vehicle to leave. In a matter of a few days, I went from living in a big city with everything you could possibly imagine or ever need, to being surrounded by poverty at every corner. With only a few pairs of clothes and a Bible, I already had more than