This is our 20th year to host MET interns with Health Talents International. The program was started in 1989 and was held in Honduras with Dr. Robert Clark at Predisan Clinic. Kemmel was one of the first students involved that year. The following year, the program was divided into a Honduras team and a Guatemalan team. Kemmel helped lead the Guatemalan team, and I got to join that group. Of course that is how we met and the rest is history!
Our interns come from various Christian and State universities. We focus on evangelism in health care, and cross-cultural ministry. This year we had three great students join us. Ryan Shonk, Evette Corwin and Caleb Wagner did a great job getting to know their host families and communities and assiting in clinic and home visits. We had some good cultural activities come up as well, like special worship/thanksgiving services, a funeral, a wedding, a birthday party. Overall we hope they came away with some intercultural communication skills and a stronger desire to serve the Lord with their skills and training.
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| A day at Clinica Caris |
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| Evette doing water filter teaching in the homes. |
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| Caleb pitching in at church. |
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| Good times in rainy season! |
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| Ryan's Chicacao family--Jayro and Lidia |
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| Evette and host mom Juana in Paxot II. |
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| Being tourists at the Chichicastenango lookout. |
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| Ryan's Chichicastenango family--Cesy, Maria, Tomas and Wilder |
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| Church at Montellano |
