Hope Partners Costa Rica Internship invites key qualified young people with a heart for missions to come and serve the Lord during summer break. I am honored to be chosen to be an intern this summer. I will be serving alongside programs of rescue and transformation within the Hope Center in Costa Rica. I will also be leading within the short-term mission teams as a representative of our Hope Partners Costa Rica staff and I will take part in discipleship surrounding service with compassion, leadership training, and development.

Serving people in need is something that has always been a passion of mine. As I’ve grown in my walk with Christ, I’ve found myself involved in many different parts of the church, oftentimes being opportunities to serve others. In July of 2024, I was blessed with the privilege of joining my senior class from Church at Viera on a weeklong mission trip to Costa Rica, which ended up completely redefining what service truly is in my heart. In the week we spent in Costa Rica, I got to witness the “invisibility” of the poverty that takes place in Pavas, and began to realize the stark contrast between the life I live in comfort with a solid roof over my head, running clean water, and three guaranteed meals everyday, and the seemingly endless population of adults and children living without all of these things. 

As much of a blessing it was to offer our service for a week, I left Costa Rica desiring more. After an abundance of prayer, I decided to follow through with the interview process to become an intern with Hope, and I am honored to be chosen to fill the position. I look forward to being the hands and feet of the global God I serve daily in a part of the world where people are often overlooked and hidden from the rest. God’s boundless unconditional love is the driving force in my life, and I am deeply impassioned with the desire to reflect this incredible love to those who are in need in Pavas.

I would like to ask you to support me in two ways. First and foremost, Prayer is a key component of this experience. I would ask that you partner with me and many others in praying for me, the other Interns, and the team in Costa Rica as I walk through the process of being used by Him in this capacity. Secondly, I would ask that you support me financially. I am raising $2550 for this experience by May 05, 2024. Your financial support of any size will help me get closer to my goal. Thank you in advance for your partnership in this Intern Experience.