Tomes 1
Tyler Tomes
James Sewell
English Comp. I
16 September, 2015
New Perspective
When going through life it can be rough for many to fully accept how others live and what they
believe in. This was very hard for me until two years ago when I was given the opportunity to go to
Atlanta for a missions trip with my youth group. Growing up in a town with the majority being white
did not leave much room for expansion of acceptance for other races or religions. The week spent in the
diverse hotspot of Atlanta would give me a new way of looking at the world. The primary goal of the
trip was to grow closer to God by seeing how others viewed him and being thankful for the way that
