Something
that really stuck out to me on this trip was the complete love and kindness of
the locals. From local patients to the doctors, I have definitely felt welcome
and loved. This has been one of the recurring themes of this trip. The people
that we have worked with over the past six weeks work endlessly to support and
uplift each other. I remember during an outreach, we were assisting a woman who
needed to purchase glasses. When she realized that she didn’t have enough to
pay for the glasses, a woman in line right behind her immediately decided to
help and give some of what little money she also had. It was indescribable to
see the charity of this woman who was probably in a similar situation as the
woman in front of her. This experience helped me do a little bit of
self-evaluating. In the spur of the moment, how willing would I be to help
someone else in need?
“I have my own problems—my own concerns and needs. Only when
I’m ready, will I help my fellow man. Now just isn’t the right time. “
Do we
find ourselves looking more inward than outward in circumstances such as this?
In the moment, I couldn’t understand how someone with so little was so readily
willing to give it up. It’s this sort of selflessness that I’ve taken away from
this trip. Through simple acts of sincere kindness and love will we be able to
propel this world in a positive direction.
Ghana has
been great, but as I go home, it will become nothing but another memory.
However, the friends I’ve made and life lessons that I’ve learned I hope to
carry with me moving forward.