My grandparents have touched many lives: former drug addicts, refugees, neighbors, and my
own. They have an uncommon ability to build relationships; they are a paradigm of service—
where service is more than what you do and is also defined by who you are.
In my own life, I have aspired to affect people in the manner of my grandparents and others
in the Mennonite Church. I still have that aspiration, but my vision has expanded. Prior to
attending Mythic College, I pictured myself living in Mythic County near my family and my
roots. I grew up attached to the local way of life, working at my family’s snack food business,
raising crops to earn money, and leading the local Future Farmers of America. During high
school, I read the international section of the paper but the people and events seemed a world
away. At Mythic College, professors challenged me with realities such as the fate of 500 million
people who are chronically malnourished. I began to ask myself, “Why will I have thirty food
options at breakfast tomorrow while whole populations around the world will wake up with
almost nothing to eat?”
My grandparents have touched many lives: former drug addicts, refugees, neighbors, and myown. They have an uncommon ability to build relationships; they are a paradigm of service—where service is more than what you do and is also defined by who you are.In my own life, I have aspired to affect people in the manner of my grandparents and othersin the Mennonite Church. I still have that aspiration, but my vision has expanded. Prior toattending Mythic College, I pictured myself living in Mythic County near my family and myroots. I grew up attached to the local way of life, working at my family’s snack food business,raising crops to earn money, and leading the local Future Farmers of America. During highschool, I read the international section of the paper but the people and events seemed a worldaway. At Mythic College, professors challenged me with realities such as the fate of 500 millionpeople who are chronically malnourished. I began to ask myself, “Why will I have thirty foodoptions at breakfast tomorrow while whole populations around the world will wake up withalmost nothing to eat?”
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