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Sixteen-year-old Chloe Gabriels has dreamed of going on an overseas mission trip for as long as she can remember, so when the opportunity arises for her to go to Thailand with Teen Missions International she jumps at the chance. Working at an orphanage, learning new skills, experiencing a different culture, making lifelong friends—what better way could there be to spend her summer vacation?
Of course, the trip will have its challenges—living in close quarters with seventeen other teens out of their comfort zones has a way of doing that—but it will be worth it. She’ll finally be serving God in a practical way.
But while the orphans and their stories break her heart, it’s someone unexpected who has the biggest impact on Chloe’s summer and leaves her wondering if maybe there are just as many people who need her love back home as there are overseas.
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short term missions, travelling, parent illness, orphans, God allowing suffering, compassion, everyone has a story
Sixteen-year-old Chloe Gabriels is about to go on a short-term mission trip to an orphanage in Thailand. She has dreamed of being a missionary for a long time, hoping to make a difference in the world and serve God in a practical way with a number of other teenagers. As the group experiences a new culture for the first time, there are both confronting and exciting events. A moving and insightful representation of mission trips, including the challenges, such as hearing stories of children being sold and orphans, as well as fun things like bartering in the market and seeing the country.
