Voices from Panama
Why take part in a humanitarian outreach trip?
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A reflection on taking part in a humanitarian outreach trip, for people thinking about joining a visiting team.
Transcript
Read in English
Automatically transcribed from the audio; may contain errors.
I'd say, you know, if you're on the, like, if you're thinking about it, but then you're
kind of like, nah, my dad's, you know, no, just go, just go.
You will not be sorry, seriously, you know, even if you don't want to go, you know, if
I had it my way, you know, everyone would go.
You know, it's not one person went on that trip and came back and said, I wish I
didn't go.
It was the opposite, everybody wants to go back.
I can't put into words how neat it was and just how you think you're giving, but you
end up getting so much in return.
And you don't go in the intent, in the expectations of getting anything, don't get me wrong, but
it was just, I don't know, I wish everybody had a chance to go.
And I wish everybody even has a consideration to do it.
It's all that.
It really, really was.
Read in Spanish · translation
Draft translation of the automatic transcript; may contain errors.
Diría que, si te lo estás planteando, pero después estás
pensando «no, mi papá…», no, simplemente ve. Ve.
No te arrepentirás, en serio. Aunque no quieras ir, si
dependiera de mí, iría todo el mundo.
Ni una sola persona de ese viaje regresó diciendo: «Ojalá
no hubiera ido».
Fue todo lo contrario: todos quieren volver.
No puedo expresar lo maravilloso que fue. Piensas que estás dando, pero
terminas recibiendo muchísimo a cambio.
No vas con la intención ni con la expectativa de recibir nada, no me malinterpretes, pero
fue… no sé, ojalá todos tuvieran la oportunidad de ir.
Ojalá todos al menos se lo plantearan.
Es todo eso.
Realmente lo fue.
