SEND International

Q: What happens when you throw an intern into the mix of 6 media people working for a Christian mission agency?

A: My life.

On Tuesday, I started my first internship (of two) for the summer: I am in Michigan working with SEND International's media department. Basically they give me lots of little projects to do, I bug them with questions, and then I stalk them as they interact with each other and with everyone else coming in and out of the office. I also spend several hours each day reading missionary prayer letters and newsletters...so many stories.

If you want to learn more about SEND, go to the SEND website. Part of my job this week has been to work on the "About SEND" section of the website. It's still a work in progress.

While here, I am living with David and Liz Givens. David works as a SEND mobilizer (read: recruitment) and Liz works in the media department. I met them (and found out about this opportunity) last fall when they came to Houghton during our missions-emphasis week (New Vision Week). It has been quite scary to see how easily I fit into their family. Like my family, they have three girls, although they are the Stobbettes+20 years. I dove right into life in the Givens home with card games and an end of the year international potluck dinner for their ESL class. My thoughts on Michigan: square and flat. I am still getting used to all the roads running (logically) north-south or east-west.