{"id":332,"date":"2015-07-01T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/?p=332"},"modified":"2015-07-06T12:10:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T17:10:49","slug":"do-you-have-a-higher-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/do-you-have-a-higher-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a higher purpose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8489\" width=\"236\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8489-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8335-e1435770063294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8335-e1435770063294.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8335\" width=\"202\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8569.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8569.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8569\" width=\"373\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Your Higher Purpose?\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NwY9FfWugwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compassion Trip \u2013 Baja Mexico June 2015<\/p>\n<p>It has been heavy on my heart since 2011 to be able to give back in a much bigger way.\u00a0 Do you have a higher purpose?\u00a0 Do you know what your higher purpose is?<\/p>\n<p>MWI was honored to participate in a 7 day compassion trip to an orphanage located in the Baja California region of Mexico.\u00a0 The orphanage provides care for 90 children in a loving environment.\u00a0 The Mission provides seven family units of 12 children between the ages of 2 to 20 years.\u00a0 Single moms live with the children providing a loving home atmosphere while a married couple provide the oversight of ten teenage boys.\u00a0 A nursery mother provides around-the-clock care for newborns and toddlers.\u00a0 Infants with special needs, such as cleft lip palate or other physical disabilities are also lovingly care for by experienced staff.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->In addition, on a daily basis the mission buses children under 6 to an on-site daycare center for needy families.\u00a0 Special needs children are also provided for with busing and care from trained staff.<\/p>\n<p>MWI was able to participate in so many ways through-out the week.\u00a0 We offered hard labor in landscaping efforts.\u00a0 We participated in kitchen preparation as it takes many hands to feed so many.\u00a0 Spending time with the children was the highlight of the week.\u00a0 We were able to participate on-site by babysitting for the house moms so that they could have a night off.\u00a0 During the week we were able to travel into the community and offer assistance to the children and families where they live.\u00a0 We were also able to help\u00a0do manual labor at\u00a0a Men\u2019s Addiction Rehab center.\u00a0 The Mission uses all that it has to give to support those in need in their community.<\/p>\n<p>MWI looks forward to being able to continue to offer support to the community in Vincente Guerrero, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to their website if you would like more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffhm.org\/locations\/baja-california-mexico\/\"><u>https:\/\/www.ffhm.org\/locations\/baja-california-mexico\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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