Sunday, April 12, 2009

RESPONSES FROM SOME OF THE FUTURE PARTICIPANTS

After the presentation, most of the girls in our company were inspired and some of them responded to join us on the trip to Cambodia this year. Here are some of their responses

1)List reasons why you would like to go for the service learning trip.

-I would like to go there and bless the community there by teaching them as they may not be able to afford education. I would also love to spread God’s love showered over us to the Cambodians there and to share God’s Word so that more people will be saved. (Rebecca)
- To see how life is like in Cambodia (Amanda)
- Firstly, I want to go as I want to step out of my comfort zone. Secondly, I want to go to help others. Thirdly, this is a chance for me to get closer to God and spreading his love to those in need of it. (Nicole)
- To be able to help the people there in anyway I can, to step out of my comfort zone and experience what it is like to live there,I hope that this trip would turn me into a better person and to be appreciative of what I have and not to complain about what I don’t have or what I want. (Jenjira)

2) How do you hope to contribute to the team?( some skills, talents , strengths)

-I can contribute to the team by giving creative ideas on what and how we should do things there, so the trip will be a special one, I can support the team and encourage them through tough situations. (Rebecca)
- share whatever I know about Cambodia with the team from the previous trip so that together as a group, we will be able to think of something better to show love to the Cambodians. (Amanda)

- I hope to contribute to the team in the form of my fairly good organizing skills, good budgeting skills and my willingness to do odd jobs or anything that needs to be done. (Nicole)

-I hope to contribute to the team my strengths, I would put in all of my efforts for everything, from the preparation to the end of the trip. I also hope that I can contribute by my language, because I speak Thai, it may help me, and the others, to teach the Cambodians English easier. And it would be easier for us to communicate with them. (Jenjira)

3) What are some ways you can serve the community (women, children and orphans) there?

- I can serve the community there by educating the children and orphans about simple things like personal hygiene and to collect donations (clothes, shoes and toys) to give out to the people there. (Rebecca)

- Show them what God’s love feels like (Amanda)

- serving everyone, helping those in need, doing anything to ensure that they are well cared for. (Nicole)

-I could serve the community there by teaching the children and orphans English, so that they could communicate with the other countries, better. I could also serve the community by donating clothes and other things to them as they could not afford the things we have. One other thing I can do there to serve the community there, is to share with them God’s Word, to bless them and shower them with God’s Love. (Jenjira)

4) what are some things you hope to learn while you are in Cambodia?

- I hope to learn to appreciate what I have on this luxurious country, learn to appreciate our differences (between Singapore and Cambodia) and respect them, and to put God first in all I do, and in all situations. (Rebecca)

- How blessed we are in Singapore. (Amanda)

- I hope to learn to be more enthusiastic, responsible and grateful for all my things God and my parents provided me with. (Nicole)

-I hope that I will be able to learn more of their history, culture, religion, etc. I also hope to learn to be more responsible, independent, and more appreciative of my things. Also to take initiative, to be a leader and not just a follower. I want to learn to be independent because by stepping out of my comfort zone, I would be able to do things by myself, so that I would not learn or rely on others to help me, but I would be able to help myself. (Jenjira)

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