Karah is from Illinois and is a student at Spring Arbor University in Michigan. She's studying Psychology and Urban Studies which is a really interesting cross-discipline approach to urban development. I wish we were further along in our "Transform Uzhgorod" project so she could really dig in to the "psyche" of the people in our community, particularly with the Roma people and help us figure out how to go about seeing this community and lives transformed by the power of God.
In the last month that I have been interning with
International Teams, I have learned so much. I have learned that serving
overseas is a lot like living in the States. It require diligent faithfulness
each day. There are moments of joy and moments of tiredness. I have laughed and
cried with the people I serve with. I have seen God moving powerfully in the
churches here and have felt pain as I have seen the poverty of the Roma
communities. I have built deep friendships with the two other interns who I am
serving with. I am so thankful for those girls. They challenge and encourage me;
their enthusiasm and devotion spurs me on as we serve together.
Serving as an intern here in Ukraine has provided me with
the opportunity to work hard, but to also take time to develop friends with
other Ukrainian young adults. Our days are not only filled with visiting
orphans, holding abandoned babies and serving at day camps, but also with coffee
dates and cooking parties as we get to know the hearts and lives of the people
around us. I often stop and look around me and am struck with how blessed I am
to be here. I feel that I have been poured into more than I could ever pour out.
I have felt the arms of God keenly through the people I have met here. It is so
encouraging to see the ministries that are being implemented and to hear International
Teams long term goals for Uzhgorod. The journey so far has been incredible and
I am excited to see how God shows up in the month ahead!
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