Hello! I wanted to say a few words about what my trip entails, why I chose it, and what I plan to write in this blog.
This Trip: I am spending two months in the city of Córdoba, Argentina with Christ for the City International, or CFCI. I am not going with my church or school or even a specific program. I am going to fulfill this organizations request for volunteers to help with administration and marketing, which is what I am currently studying at the University of Delaware: Management and Marketing with a minor in Spanish. I will be there at the same time as one other girl, Anna, who is from Michigan. We have only met over Facebook, and I'm pretty stoked to spend the Summer with her. We are staying with the family of two of the coordinators that we will be working with on a daily basis. They have one daughter and one son. I seem to have a lot of similar interests in music and sports that my future host family has, so I am extremely excited to live with them.
We will be working with marketing and social media, creating informational packets and pamphlets, and assisting with a number of different ministries. These include sports' ministry on Mondays, homeless ministry on Wednesdays and Fridays, and children's ministry on Saturdays. CFCI is also hoping to start an English-speaking church/ministry on Sundays that we will have the opportunity to help start as well.
After last Summer in the Philippines with the International Missions Board and Nehemiah Teams, I realized the crucial importance of missions and the calling Jesus gave us. As a business major, I knew that Summer internships were expected between your junior and senior years, so I had this Summer to do missions and be a part of God making an eternal difference in history once again. I chose This Trip after applying to three others. (Thank you to all of you who filled out those recommendations!) I realized that I wanted to go to a Spanish-speaking country because I wanted to use that gift that God gave me to serve Him, and I also wanted to refine that gift to use in the future. I also ideally wanted to go on a trip that incorporated business for the same reason: to use and refine what God had given me. On the shallower side of my decision, I knew I specifically wanted to go to South America, rather than Central America, to come closer to checking off my bucket-list item of visiting all seven continents (two more to go after this Summer).
This Blog: I am planning on using This Blog to share what God is doing in Argentina. I am planning on using This Blog to recall unique experiences I have there. I am planning on using This Blog to update prayer requests. I am planning on using This Blog to be transparent about the questions I face and struggles I encounter. Please feel free to comment or send me any questions you have. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you will continue to support me throughout this experience.
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