I. Am. sOoOoO EXCITED!!!
Helena Van Troy-Duran has arrived!!
Helena has just completed her junior year in college at Boston University. She is a pre-med psychology major, public health minor and will be applying to medical school next year.
We met last summer at which time she had been interning with Dr. Fernando Gonzalez at the medical site with Students International. Our paths only crossed for one week, but I knew without a doubt that I wanted her to be my first long term volunteer.
I have found very few young women I respect as much as Helena. She has spent her Christian life continuously stepping out in faith.
Just last year, she and a few of her friends moved into a college neighborhood known for partying. While other college students were finding refuge in empty cups of beer and drinking games, Helena was taking part in relationship building and showing a fun, trendy life style that found fulfillment in the true source-Christ.
Oh...and did I mention Helena can speak awesome Spanish?!
So, now you can see why I'm so pumped! Helena is the incredible gift God has given me to work alongside this summer! I can't wait for teams to get here (Mon May 19!) and begin ministry with our American students and Dominicans for the next three months!
Please pray for us as we expect 3-4 students to be rotating through our site every 2 weeks until August. Pray for guidance as to the best way we may speak into the lives of each of our students, many of whom are high school age. And for continual relationship building in our communities- which now number 5 each week!
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