I still remember this song that always in SOT when we go for morning breaks. Amazing song about serving God. Jesus was born so that He could serve us and He became the greatest. I say YES! Mission trips is when my heart grows bigger for compassion.
Matthew 9:36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew 14:14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
Matthew 15:32 [ Feeding the Four Thousand ] Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” Matthew 15:31-33 (in Context) Matthew 15 (Whole Chapter)
In the whole of Matthew, God moved with compassion for the lost. Hence signs and wonders happened one after the other. Compassion!
The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child.
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."