Summer of Service
2013 SOS team
Andrea Andersen
Children of the Promise
Haiti
June 9-August 2
Andrea is serving at Children of the Promise with fellow NWC student Kelsey Martinez. Serving alongside missionaries and nannies at an orphanage, the women are helping care for the children and doing some teaching.
Malea Beeson
Pioneers
Fiji
June 2-July 25
With nine U.S. teammates, Malea is working with local churches and missionaries in Fiji. Her service includes ministering to women rescued from sex trafficking, building relationships with children, and assisting with a Bible camp.
Kelsey Doornenbal
Rahab's Rope
India
June 10-July 29
Kelsey's blog
Kelsey is working in direct intervention and aftercare with women and children who have been victims of India’s sex-slave trade or who have HIV/AIDS.
Jonathan Eveland
Mile High Ministries
Denver
June 1-July 30
Jonathan is volunteering at SoxPlace, a drop-in center for homeless teens in inner-city Denver. His ministry will involve meeting practical needs and building relationships.
Valor Gorans
International Teams
Bolivia
June and July
Valor is volunteering at an after-school program with kids, tutoring and doing crafts, activities and games. She is also helping with construction of a church in Cochabamba.
Audrey Hagge
Luke Society
Ghana
May 15-July 15
Audrey is volunteering at a hospital in Kasei, Ghana, serving alongside indigenous missionaries who focus on community-based health services, evangelism and economic empowerment.
Darci Jansen
Rahab's Rope
India
June 10-July 29
Darci's blog
Darci is volunteering at Rahab’s Rope in Bangalore, India, where she's working with women and children who have been victims of human trafficking. While there she's also serving at an AIDS orphanage, teaching basic education and mentoring the women and children.
Kelsey Kleinwolterink
Greek Bible College
Greece
June 2-July 29
Kelsey will be working primarily in Greek Bible College’s library as well as performing other volunteer jobs around the college and in Athens.
Rebekah Mabrey
Luke Society
Bolivia
June through August
Rebekah is interning for Dr. Teodocia in the mountains of Bolivia as the physician provides a wide range of care from administering immunizations to responding to emergencies.
Kelsey Martinez
Children of the Promise
Haiti
June 9-August 2
Kelsey's blog
Fellow NWC student Andrea Andersen and Kelsey are working alongside missionaries and nannies who care for and educate orphans living at Children of the Promise.
Rachel Nysetvold
WEC International
Albania
June 3-August 5
Rachel is working alongside missionaries in Shkoder, Albania, reaching out to marginalized children.
Katie Plucker
Pioneers
Thailand
June 2-July 25
Katie's blog
Katie is living at a Thai university in Chiang Mai, teaching English, planning activities and building relationships with Thai college students.
Sarah Simmons
Cornerstone City Church
Northern Ireland
May 28-July 10
Sarah's tumblr
Sarah is working with the interns at Cornerstone City Church in Derry, Northern Ireland. Besides helping the church with daily and weekly programs, she is also preparing for a weeklong outreach to this divided city, called I Heart Derry.
Bradley Smith
Pioneers
France
June 1-July 11
Bradley is helping a church-planting movement in urban neighborhoods along the French Riviera. Most people in this community are Muslim immigrants from North Africa who have never been exposed to the gospel in a culturally appropriate manner. Bradley is mostly focused on relationship-building, helping out with after-school tutoring programs and ESL classes, and playing football (soccer) with kids.
Kiersten Van Wyhe
Greek Bible College
Greece
June 2-July 29
Kiersten's blog
Kiersten is working alongside missionaries Meggan (De Jong ’08) and Pavlos Vasileiadou, volunteering at Greek Bible College in Athens. The college has the largest theological library in the country, and Kiersten is helping catalog their more than 18,000 books. She's also serving refugees in Athens.
Betsy Wallin
International Teams
Bolivia
June 5-July 28
Betsy is volunteering with Hope for Bolivian Children at their school, el Centro de Apoyo y Amistad, and serving alongside international missionaries who work in various aspects of community development projects in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Meg White
New Horizons
Romania
June 17-August 13
Meg's blog
As a VIATA intern with New Horizons Foundation, Meg prepares resources and materials for experiential education programs such as high and low ropes course activities as well as other outdoor adventures. Through these experiences, Romanian youth internalize lessons about leadership, communication and service.
Emma Wynja
Luke Society
Ghana
May 15-July 15
Emma's blog
Emily is working alongside doctors and medical staff at the hospital in Kasei, Ghana. The hospital, established by the Luke Society, aims to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people in the community.
