August 9, 2007 • By Peter Capili Hansen

Back in 2000, I went to Kosovo to help build up the country after the civil war. When
we arrived at the border of Kosovo, the driver who came from Skopje, in Macedonia,
seemed very friendly. But when we passed by the passport control he showed a
whole new side of his personality! And right away he started to speed up and drive
like crazy. The roads were very small. There were a lot of holes in the road from all
the bombs and also a lot of traffic, but he didn’t care at all. I guess he thought that the
road was a high way but with only one lane! I thought that I would get a heart attack
and that we would smash into a car driving in the opposite direction. We were so
close to hitting other vehicles at full speed. Many times there was not room enough
for the car to go behind another car or truck on the road, when there were other cars
driving in the other direction, so he just kept speeding up! And the cars in the other
direction would have to force their cars out in the grass verge!

Many times I had to close my eyes and pray! It was scary. But I was on a mission and
had a task to accomplish! No body told me about crazy drivers before we went on the
trip! But that is what mission and adventure is all about. And if you want to make a
difference in this world you may expect to experience funny and hilarious things
happening around you! You are on the move and will meet many new people, so
bring the positive attitude. Bring it on!

With 25 people from Denmark and the US I had voluntary joined this trip. We came
in the beginning of June about a year after the first UN soldiers went into Kosovo. So
it was still kind of a war zone. I have never seen so many military vehicles and
soldiers.

The Danish Military base was just on the outskirts of the city, while the American
military base was a little further away.

There were France, English, Danish and US soldiers in the city. The trip to Mitrovica
in Kosovo was mainly to help some of the locals with building construction after all
the bombs. I have never seen so many destroyed buildings as I did in this city. How
sad it was. So we had to remove the remaining parts of the walls in a destroyed
house, so a new one could be built. We also helped to construct other buildings. I
have never worked so hard. But it was great and a huge blessing.

In our breaks, we would play soccer with some of the kids on the street. It was hard
for me to remember that I was in Europe with all the poverty and everything out of
order. But I knew that I was making a change even though it was hard. After a couple
of weeks we left again with the same driver! But I was touched by what I saw and
would never be the same again.

I want to be a history maker and change whatever is possible for me to change.
What about you?

There is a huge need for compassionate super heroes. The need for love and comfort
will always be here. The need for someone who really cares is so big. I have been in
Romania a few times and it hurts me to se these very poor people in the small
villages living in plastic houses and with dirty clothes full of holes. But it could be
anywhere. I have been in L.A and I have seen the same thing. People living in awful
shelters or in tents in downtown Los Angeles! It is the same in Portugal and even in
Scotland and many more places. We just need to open up our eyes to see the need. It
can be so many different things: from becoming a school teacher that helps kids with
learning difficulties, to becoming a Christian politician with an eye for the needs, or a
TV news journalist, or a humanitarian worker and missionary.

You can definitely be a world changer. Enjoy your life and use your potential fully.
Don’t hold any thing back. Make the good choices and see people around blessed
because of you! You are a blessing and the world would never be same without you.

Guide Keys:
Stay alert, be awake and do something different! You can make a difference.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
- Soren Kierkegaard
End!

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