A new adventure calls for a new blog. I'll be posting periodically here what's happening with my internship as I serve with Students International in Guatemala this summer. I'm so looking forward to this new journey! Feel free to follow along and keep up with what's happening!
In 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala for a semester abroad program through Bethel University and Students International. During those four months I was challenged, stretched, and changed, and because of this time I saw growth in many areas of my life. Since graduating last May, I have been searching for the next step to take in my life. I believe that God has directed me to that next step, in returning to Guatemala for two months this summer to intern with Students International. I will be in a staff position, acting as an intermediary between the full time missionaries working for SI and the short term groups that come to serve. I will be serving at SI's microfinance site, something I know very little about, but am excited to be learning more! In serving at this site I will be acting as an interpreter, and aiding the full time missionary with her work, as well as working directly with the short term groups who have come to serve with Students International. I am hopeful that having interpreting experience will help guide me into a career when I return to the U.S. I am looking forward to serving with Students International again as they minister to the physical and spiritual needs of a community that now holds a dear place in my heart. I am also looking forward to seeing how God will develop the skills I will need for a future career here in the U.S.
I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support that has already come for this venture. This would 100% not have been possible without the prayers and support you all have poured on me. Thank you for your gifts, your prayers, and your friendship. I am blessed.
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