This August 1-13, I will have the privilege of taking a mission trip to Antigua, Guatemala with a group of nursing students, other healthcare students, alumnus, faculty, and other volunteers. This is an area of hardship, poverty, and hunger. The people there do not have their basic needs met like we do here in the U.S. While we are there, we will be working with an organization called the GOD's CHILD Project (http://godschild.org/), which is a ND based charity that has been striving to "break the bitter chains of poverty through education, housing, and healthcare" for more than 25 years. The focus of our mission trip includes: volunteering at a malnutrition center, nursing home, and hospital for the disabled. Along with, serving supper at a homeless shelter, going on home visits to interact with and see where the project's children live, building a home for a family, and distributing food and clothing to the poor. I am very excited for this life changing opportunity and cannot wait to grow as a person from all the experiences I encounter. As you can imagine, a trip like this requires financial support from a number of people. If you can support me in anyway, I would be grateful! Thank you so much for prayerfully considering how you can partner with us on this service trip and help to break the bitter chains of poverty for some of the poorest of the poor.