Seeing the kids prosper academically along side with happiness that we brought, this was one of the most rewarding experience through my sixteen years of life; the materialistic things that I would have highly valued in the past were all outweighed by the smiles of the children when they entered class.

Personally, the ability of mine to adapt has improved immensely. In occasions, things have gone out of whack. As they did not go exactly as spelled out, what we could only have and have done was to improvise and go with the flow. I believed that that was when we began to shine as a team and grow together as one, especially because we were all relying upon each other to work in an ensemble and play as the beat goes. For example, when one was in charge of the first session, the other two members of the group would be either pressing the PowerPoint or making sure that the kids were not goofing off. Cohesiveness has definitely been a big part of our growth as one family.

It is the trust of mine that this trip has opened my eyes to life’s reality. The life that God granted us with. A life of servitude and wholeheartedness to Him and His effortless efforts. Sadly, in HK, we have often constructed a cultural norm of always being consistently on the go. Hence when put into that situation, you simply do not have time to focus on other aspects of life, much less on God. However, we have adopted this mentality and lifestyle as our norm. A lifestyle of taking care of ourselves and maybe donating some funds every now and then for people in need. But how about actually sacrificing time, energy, and ourselves? That is definitely something that is becoming more uncommon amongst us. We can hardly sacrifice sufficient time out of our daily lives for God on a daily basis, how do we expect to be able to sacrifice at this greater level? And I know I am speaking in a general manner, but I am also speaking to myself. My life, for the most part, has been centered on the idea that I have to go to school, get a degree, and get a good job so that I can live comfortably and take care of my needs. But, this trip clearly highlighted the purpose in life, that it should be centered on the idea of what I can do to serve God and others. My purpose on earth is not to just enjoy life and live luxuriously – that’s what Heaven is for. My purpose here is to serve God in whatever capacity and capability I have been gifted with and through whatever opportunity is given to me. Now, I simply long that God help me to keep my focus on what is important and to not delve back to self-preservation.

This trip was worth every cent. I trust that it was a blessing to me and to others as well. I now hold a newfound appreciation and passion for Laos, teaching, and most importantly, God.

Without doubt, I have acknowledged the fact that one can strive without luxuries and plain goods. I have learned the value of having to close friends/teammates that I can definitely consider family. I have experienced pleasantly, the joy of ministering and serving others. I have learned to appreciate what I have and especially the God that is in our souI. I’m glad I was able to go on my first overseas mission trip and with the people I was blessed to be working with. Although the missionary is over, the mission never stops.

（中譯本）

在我人生的十六年裏，其中一個最令我感到滿足的經歷，就是看到啞鈴國的孩子能愉快地在學業上成長和進步。當我看到孩子們帶着笑容進到課室，從前我所珍而重之的物質東西都頓時變得不再重要。

今次短宣大大改善了我的適應能力。當中有些情況會跟預期的有所出入，因事情並不是完全跟我們所指示的進行，我們惟一可以做的就是學會隨機應變並順勢以行。要在充滿變數的情況下順利完成教學，隊友們一同發揮的團隊精神是不可劃缺的元素，我們在事工上互相倚靠大家，成為一個堅固的團隊。例如，當一位隊員在教學，另外兩位會負責播投影片及跟進學生的學習進度。這股凝聚力讓我們的團隊成為一家人。

這次短宣開啟我對生命真正意義的眼界。我明白神賦予給我生命，是要為祂和祂的事工完全地奉獻。可悲的是，身於香港的我們被社會灌輸要為着生活，每天營營役役地學習和工作，令我們少了時間專注在其他方面，包括神的身上。大多數的人也習慣了這種思維和生活模式。我們大多只會專注自己的生活，可能也會出錢幫助有需要的人，但會出錢、出力、出時間，甚至是獻上自己所有的人就少之又少。當我們視每天要抽出一定的時間給神是一樣很困難的事，我們還如何可以為神擺上生命，去成就更大的事呢？我知道以上所提出的，大家都耳熟能詳，但這是我對自己的一個提醒。我從前生活的重心就是建基於一個信念：要上學，取得學位，然後找一份好工作，好讓我可活得舒適和得到一切我需用的。這次短宣卻讓我清楚明白我生命是有目的。我生命的重心應該建基於要榮神益人。我不是來世上享樂和過奢華的生活，這些應是留待在天堂享受的。我生命的目的是要事奉神。不論我有多少能力，靠着神的恩典和給我的機會，我要事奉神。我盼望神幫忙我專注在這重要的目的，而不是變回那老我，只顧自己的事。

這次短宣是十分值得的。我相信這是對我和其他人的一個祝福，亦燃點了我對啞鈴國、教學和最重要是對神的欣賞和熱情。

我學懂了人不用為奢侈品和物質去奮鬥生活。我學懂了有親人般的朋友和隊友是何等寶貴。我經歷到事奉神和人帶來的滿足和喜樂。我學懂了珍重我所擁有的，特別是常在我裏面的神。我很感恩我可以和一些令我感到被祝福的人同工，去我第一個海外短宣旅程。雖然今趟短宣結束了，但傳福音事工是不會停止的。