Dave is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania (about an hour north of Philadelphia). He served as an intern in the DR at the sports site for 10 weeks during the summer of 2008. At the point of his internship he had just finished his senior year at Taylor University, but...
Where do you work? Mario: I work in the Carpentry site in Magdalena, Guatemala. In our site we work with young boys and youth from the community to teach them new woodworking techniques and projects so that they will learn a new trade. Our hope is that they...
Last week a group of 14 new Students International staff gathered at our Service Center in Visalia for a couple of days of training, fellowship, and commissioning. We are excited about how the Lord will use this dynamic group as they serve Him. Introducing… From left to right:...
“How do I know if God is calling me to the mission field?” I just spent this last week talking to over 50 college age students at Hume Lake’s Joshua Project. Among 18-22 year old Christian students, this is not a new question, and neither is it a...
As we come to the end of 2013, I am writing to you to request your support for our national staff. Half of SI’s field staff are from the countries in which they serve, so these donations are critical to our ministry. Our national staff is one of...
In the North American church, short-term missions have exploded in numbers in the past few decades. In fact, today more church dollars are spent on short term missions than on supporting full-time missions. It is a reaction to the globalization we are all going through. The world is...
Where are you from? I am from Woodlake, California. Describe your role with Students International I am a retired school teacher. I have found that retirees are such a great resource for missions. We have all the training, and now we have time. I volunteer with the International...
This past weekend Janice and I were together with Lowell and Cheryl Troyer along with Nate and Maggie Slabach and a host of others celebrating the marriage of Alicia Troyer to Nick Gerig. What a wonderful celebration of marriage and a great reunion of family and friends. Sunday...
We are grateful for the completion of a full summer of short-term outreaches. We have 11 ministry sites running in SI Guatemala. Around 16 full time staff. Our newest site: Sports, lead by Marcos Canahui, who used to be the site leader for Education at El Gorrion for...
Where are you from? I (Fernando) am from Guatemala. Marianela is from Panama. We have three daughters: Nivia (23), Marianela “Nelita” (20), and Marlene (18). Where do you work/What is your role with SI? I am the SI Guatemala Field Director for the last 8 years. I work...
