Amazing time on site. Loved working alongside all of the staff. My one piece of feedback in concerning the experience before the trip! There were many many emails sent to me, each with usually only one piece of information. This made it very hard to try and go back and find details. Maybe try to condense communication to 2-4 emails with pre-trip details, meeting links, insurance, etc. So it's all in one place. Standing in the airport trying to find my hotel information took a while because of all the emails! Nothing too crazy, just something that I think would improve the experience going forward. I loved my time and am working on proposals to go back again

Kids Around the World is an AMAZING organization making a transformative impact into kids, families, and their communities. I travelled with this organization to Panama in September 2025 to help build a children's playground behind their church. What was so amazing was the amount of work the local church members spent preparing the site in advance to completely move cubic yards of dirt along a hillside creating a level site for upcoming playground construction. We worked hand-in-hand with the receiving community sharing shovels, sweat, smiles, and slaps on the back as well as immense JOY when a ribbon was cut and a huge line of kids (in their very best clothes) ran down to use the playground. Parents stood by with such appreciation, pride, and thankfulness. The heartfelt joy was absolutely contagious. This was not the ONLY outreach Kids Around the World performed during my visit. We visited homes where kids and families are receiving dried food packages from this group. Mom's showed how they make special meals using these packets to feed and provide needed nutrition to their children. I visited a family receiving dried good packages who had IDENTICAL TRIPLETS. This is EXTREMELY rare as well as a risky pregnancy in a wealthy country let alone a third world county. The mom and girls bonded closely with me as I also shared photos of my OWN niece's identical triplets. Needless this "random match" that God arranged did not go unappreciated. We also enjoyed visiting a local school where kids are receiving the dried food packages along with Bible curriculum. Kids learn stories with crafts as well as fun games. For some of these kids, this is the only escape they have from violence, drugs, or other family hardships. This experience was so rewarding, that I am going back to Panama with Kids Around the World this June. I am also helping a few other people financially in their fundraising to take this trip. If you have the interest to make a crazy eternal impact in lives of kids and their communities, I highly recommend joining a trip with this organization. Your heart will be filled to the BRIM!

This trip was so amazing and impactful. One of my favorite mission trips I have been on. Thank you to the KATW staff for making our team feel so loved and cared for. Your intentionality showed through all you did.

The mission with KATW was a true blessing! Our time together with Greg Weitzel and the group who helped was an adventure! It is amazing to see God working in the community ,when we gave to the people they came out with thanksgiving and joy to give back! The church was beautiful! I wish we could have done more for them! Thanks to KATW and everyone who is a part, for all they do around the world for all the people in need!

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