125-word version:
During my mission trip to Laos, I decided to use the money I brought for souvenirs to buy food for the poor children. While handing the food out, I mistakenly stumbled over a puddle of mud and dirtied my foot...

 

 

260-word version:
The smile of an old lady with decaying teeth, the sigh of a sick old man, the swarm of poverty-stricken children, these memories of my time in Laos were cherished and proved to be a turning point for my perspective on life.

 

Cooperation: Although we had planned extensively for two months before the trip, when we faced the adverse environment in Laos things did not go well...