Speech/Personal Story on a Medical Mission Trip to El Salvador

Running head : MY EL SALVADOR MISSION

My El Salvador Medical Mission - A Heeded Call

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UNIVERSITY /COLLEGE

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My El Salvador Medical Mission - A Heeded Call

My one week medical mission trip to El Salvador made me aware of two inconsistencies in life . First is our insensitivity to all of the blessings that we , who were fortunate enough be born in a first world environment , have been given , and second is the reality that there are countless people out there who are deprived of the most

basic services in life . In all of the personal encounters that I have experienced during the trip , it is the ones involving children that resulted in a more unsettling effect on my persona , particularly the children who were born with hand and foot deformities . Hence , in my own small way , I am grateful for being a part of a mission that was able to bring hope contentment , and gladness to these young people of El Salvador whose only dream was to be given the opportunity to lead normal lives , and by healing their physical deformities , became happier individuals in return

It was truly heartwarming to see these children beaming with hope in anticipation of finally being able to see themselves as normal kids with hands and feet that will no longer be sources of speculation and even of ridicule in their respective schools and communities . I have felt and experienced this feeling of deep gratitude , not only from the children but...