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Young Adults in Global Mission: Hello! My named is Megan Buchholz, and I am excited to begin a new and exciting journey! You may know me as a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, OR, a former counselor at Camp Lutherwood in Cheshire. OR, or as a student at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. I have recently graduated from PLU where I majored in Political Science and minored in Religion. After graduating in the Spring, I am now read
y to follow my next calling and begin a new journey in my life. I am extremely excited to announce that I have been appointed to be a volunteer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) in the Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program. For the next year, myself along with five other YAGM will be serving in West Bank/Jerusalem in accompaniment with our new neighbors and community in the West Bank. I will be living in Ramallah working in Jerusalem in the Helen Keller School for the Blind and Disabled.
There are a total of 50 YAGM volunteers this year working in a variety of countries including Mexico, South Africa, UK, Malaysia, and Argentina.
The YAGM program will give me the opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and challenge myself in a year of international service and it will be a huge learning opportunity. I will be able to offer myself in service, and also learn more about myself, my relationship with God, and my place in the world. I look forward to forming friendships across culture and language that will give me a broader perspective of the world. This journey will equip us upon return to the US to provide a global perspective on issues facing the church and society. Click HERE to read the newsletter/update on my time in Jerusalem/West Bank.
Thank you for your support in my year as a Young Adult in Global Mission!!
Please keep me in y our prayers along with prayers for peace and understanding in the region. To read about my time in the Middle East, check out my Blog! http://megan-underthesamesun.blogspot.com