El Salvador

I am going to El Salvador in june. I am very excited to go. There was a meeting recently to discuss the trip and also background information on the culture and history of El Salvador and its people. I am nervous. I have never experienced missionary work before. The more I learn about the people of El Salvador and the hardships they face just to survive makes me feel like a very selfish person. I know that I am very blessed, but I also know that I take for granted much of the things in my life. Food for instant. When i look at my life and how i take food for granted I feel very sad. I don't just eat what I need to get by, I eat in excess. I am ashamed of my eating. I try to do my best each day, but I don't seem to make it. The more I see how this selfish excess consumes my life the more I realize it is time for a change. I need to change my ways of living. I need to be better in life and not take food for granted. i am blest to have a job that pays me decent money so that I can by food and live very comfortably. I can't forget that.