Do you want to be a part of what God is doing in the world?
Do you want to experience diverse cultures, make a spiritual commitment, and reflect on your vocational possibilities?
21 crazy, faithful, adventurous, young adult, Episcopalians answered "yes" to all three of those questions about a year ago to embark on a life-changing spiritual journey. For the past six months, they've been serving their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ all over the world. All along the way they've shared their ups, downs, highs, and lows on their personal blogs.
See who these amazing twenty-somethings are, where they come from and where they're serving in the video below.
And follow along as they continue their faith walk for the next six months.
Nina Boe is from the Diocese of Olympia and is serving in the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil. She is working in the Provincial Secretary's Office in São Paulo. Due to visa complications, Nina didn't start her service until January 2013, but will be continuing for a second year.
Sean Brown is from the Diocese of Hawaii and is serving in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan). He's serving as a volunteer at the Asian Rural Institute in Nasushiobara.
Will Bryant is from the Diocese of Western North Carolina and is serving in the Diocese of Western Kowloon. He is the Chaplaincy Assistant with the Mission to Seafarers in Hong Kong.
Julie Burd is from the Diocese of Pennsylvania and is serving in the Diocese of Haiti. She's teaching at the Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (School of Nursing Science) and providing support at Hopital Sainte Croix in Leogane.
Ashley Cameron is from the Diocese of Virginia and is serving in the Diocese of Santiago in the Philippines. She's working as the Development Assistant for the Episcopal Development Foundation of St. Mark's.
Rachel Carter is from the Diocese of East Carolina and is serving in the Diocese of Panama. She is a teaching assistant (history) and the Social Outreach Assistant at St. Christopher's Episcopal School in Panama City.
Margaret Clinch is from the Diocese of Southern Ohio and is serving in the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. She is working at Easter College in Baguio.
Paul Daniels II is from the Diocese of North Carolina and is serving in the Diocese of Grahamstown. He's the Student Minister at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael and St. George of Grahamstown, South Africa.
Maurice Dyer is from the Diocese of El Camino Real and is serving in the Diocese of Grahamstown. He's an assistant teacher at the Holy Cross School in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Charlotte File is from the Diocese of Indianapolis and is serving in the Diocese of Yokohama. She's the Education and International Exchange Program Assistant at the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project in Kiyosato, Japan.
Heidi Galagan is from the Diocese of Wyoming and is serving in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika. She's a primary school teacher at the Canon Andrea Mwaka School in Dodoma, Tanzania.
Keri Geiger is from the Diocese of Virginia and is serving in the Diocese of False Bay. She's the Home-Based Care and Support Group Facilitator at the Overstand Care Centre in Hawstown, South Africa.
Becky Gleason is from the Diocese of San Diego and is serving in the Diocese of Honduras. She's a teacher and counselor at El Espíritu Santo Bilingual School in Tela.
Claire Harkey is from the Diocese of Mississippi and is serving in the Diocese of Honduras. She's a college counselor at El Buen Pastor Bilingual School in San Pedro Sula.
Sara Lowery is from the Diocese of Alabama and is serving in the Diocese of Hong Kong Island. She's the Mission Intern at the Mission for Migrant Workers in Hong Kong.
Joseph Morin is from the Diocese of West Texas and is serving in the Diocese of Panama. He's the Mission Assistant for the diocese and will be based in Panama City.
Will Pendleton is from the Diocese of New Hampshire and is serving with the Episcopal Church of Cuba. He's the Mission Assistant for the diocese and will be based in Cárdenas.
Hannah Perls is from the Diocese of Olympia and is serving in the Diocese of El Salvador. She's the Assistant to the Executive Director of Fundación Cristosal in San Salvador.
Carlin Van Schaik is from the Diocese of Northwest Texas and is serving in the Diocese of Seoul. She's an intern with Towards Peace in Korea (TOPIK) in Seoul.
Katie Webb is from the Diocese of Dallas and is serving in the Diocese of Hong Kong Island. She's working as the Archives Assistant Hong Sheng Kung Hui (the Hong Kong Anglican Church).
Alan Yarborough is from the Dioceses of Western North Carolina and Upper South Carolina and is serving in the Diocese of Haiti. He's working as a development assistant in Cange.
