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"HOPE International's intern training seminar was reflective of the excellence and holism with which the ministry approaches poverty alleviation. Not only were we provided with an outstanding introduction to integrative microfinance programs, but we were also equipped with several books and resources on microfinance ministry. I left the training encouraged, inspired, and well prepared for the summer that was before me."
Jaquilyn Boie, HOPE Ukraine Intern
University of Minnesota
"My experience interning with HOPE was all around amazing. I learned so much...it was an intense period of personal growth. One of the weeks I was in Ukraine I lived in a host home along with another intern, Ashley. During the week we helped an American church team teach English and Bible lessons to about 80 children in the village of Stovpiagie. We stayed in a host home in the same village."
Emily Krech, Ukraine HOPE Trips Intern
Bethel University
"When I look back on my summer at HOPE International, one word sums up my experience: awareness. I became aware of what it was like to work in an office environment. I became aware of the demands of the communication field. I became aware of my desire to serve in a Christian workplace. I became aware of Christ's call to serve the poor in both body and spirit. But most of all, I became aware of myself. I grew in indescribable ways through my summer internship experience. God showed me that He had a plan for my life. He reminded me that He could use my skills to further His kingdom. The awareness of who God is and what He is capable of doing through me, gave me reassurance for the future. Working at HOPE International opened my eyes to the endless possibilities ahead."
Megan Krimmel, Communications Intern
Grove City College
"As an intern with HOPE, it has been very exciting to be part of a movement that is just starting to take off around the world. There are still so many people in need of small loans in developing countries. The experience of living in a poor area and seeing the needs in my own neighborhood opened my eyes to how microcredit can have such an impact. It's one thing to read the success stories about how people have taken the money from a loan and improved their businesses and quite another to witness first-hand just how much microcredit can affect someone's life. My time as an intern has definitely changed the way that I view poverty in the world and I can't put a value on how much this experience has meant to me."
Kelly Gates, Moldova Intern
Northwest Nazarene University
"I was especially impressed with the relevance of the assignments I received and the autonomy and responsibility I had to complete them. I expected my internship days to consist of serving coffee and making photocopies, but instead my supervisor gave me latitude to reinvent HOPE's volunteer program, contribute to major fundraising events, help coordinate international travel, and even introduce a recycling program to the office. At the same time, HOPE staff continually reminded us of the ways our tasks directly furthered HOPE's work. It was a rare day when I had trouble seeing how my tasks related to reaching the poor. What an uncommon privilege and a blessing for someone in a position of instruction!"
Becky Svendsen, Development Intern
Grove City College
"During my internship with HOPE in Lubumbashi, I spent a lot of time walking around or taking taxi buses to churches where community banks met; so, taking into account the time I spent interviewing clients (both current and potential) and getting to and from the office, I spent up to 9 hours a day with my translator. Surely, Formose helped me understand what the mamas chattered about in Swahili, but she did much more than that. She helped me to see things about Christ, about Congo, and about life that I may not have understood had it not been for our long walks through Kalubwe. It may sound cliche, but she has changed my life."
Jenny Fearnow, Congo Intern
Covenant College
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