Mary recently went to Colombia on one of CCV's trips.  This is what she had to say:

It’s been a little over a week since I came home from my mission trip to Columbia. Since returning I’ve had a plethora of emotions and feelings run through me. Part of me wanted to keep Colombia in a secret part of my heart and not share it with others because then it would truly be over and I would be back to reality. Another part of me wanted to tell every detail and hope that each person would be impacted by my story. Yet that isn’t practical either. It’s nearly impossible to explain in words just how significant and life changing a mere 6 days in a foreign country was, unless you were there. But I’ll do my best. Part of me truly came alive in Colombia. I loved being immersed in the culture, surrounded by the people and engaged in their love for Christ. I had opportunities to pray for people I had never met before but we had one thing in common, we love Jesus. I was able to encourage and uplift them, while they softened my heart and welcomed me into their homes and life. I went to their country with an open mind, yet the thought in the back of my head was that I going to share Christ and in some way help them...I didn’t realize I would come away from my mission trip so filled by the love of Christ they poured out on me. Colombia will always have a piece of my heart and I will forever be molded by the experience.