Full time Volunteer's Life
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baediwa

Dec 12

Joined Apr 18, 2024

Being a full time volunteer is a tough mission.

We go to places that we don't even know if we have a safe place for us to rest, and we don't have a budget for our transportation, basic necessity and food.

One time in our experience, we went to an island..

When we arrived, we worked nonstop and cater all the people. I observed the people, and it saddens me that we are not valued in what we do, and not appreciated as we are always interrupted when we advocate for what really is our mission, stating that what we do is a hoax. We felt asking for basic needs is a sin seeing their reactions.

I suggested to my husband, that we should have an office hour, and an agreement for the people and the places that we go through since we've been sacrificing our family, wellbeing, safety and our energy. Most of the people, projects on us.

Agreement is for energy exhange, for our services and to those host who calls us to go in their area.

So they can provide our basic needs, such as food,toiletries and our transportation.

When we left, that island. We received 6.81 dollars and a pack of cigarette.

Knowing that we ride on a ship, and lots of transportation, we know that that aint enough. We just used our extra savings for food.

But we didn't say a thing, since we know that Divine Creator provides.

The second time that we went there, we are not able to eat in our long journey since we had short budget and again, we used our savings for food, for our transpo.

This made us realised that we shouldn't sacrifice our basic needs such as food, since this is a fuel of our energy and by having a food in our tummy, we can move freely and energetically.

2 days after we arrived, we see their true colors.I felt trapped, drained because i kept hearing indirect complains and the host and it's people have low vibrations such as gossiping, also came to the point where they say that we're not gonna eat, jokingly insult us, telling stories that we didn't even say, and we also saw how they treat some people knowing that if they can do that to those people that they known for long, they can also do this to us and they are also doing this to us.

stepping on our boundaries.

We are used by these people wanting us to do all the work, energy vampires. I can see it clearly, since my voice was used all my life.

We met different people in our Humanitarian mission, who treat us like we're garbage after they used our services. But we chose to be silent and let the Divine Creator give us our Good karma.

Being really a full time volunteer is being Resilient and brave. We have to face uncertainties of the places we go through.

We have to create our safe space in every area that we rest no matter how dirty, and the circumstances are.

We have to understand those people, sacrifice our family, wellbeing for this mission.

I'm asking for prayers for our strength.

I know that this is just part of our journey that will lead us to success.

And i know that, The Divine Creator are guiding and protecting us seeing all the sacrifice we gave for our love for people.


I am loved.

I am safe.

I am protected.

I am guided.

Thank you for these experiences, it's making us stronger.

My only question is, when is the time for people like us who has pure intention?

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