Have you ever thought about living and working in another part of the world? Hear more about a program that places young adults in communities across the globe for a year and supports them as they serve the needs of the people with whom they work and live. Andrew Steele just finished a year in South Africa and will be with us at 6 pm worship this week (October 9th) as well as for dinner and some conversation afterward! Come hear more! If you would like to meet with Andrew before worship, email lutheran@psu.edu to set up conversation. Scroll down for even more about Andrew and Young Adults in Global Mission through the ELCA.
My name is Andrew Steele and I’m originally from Moorestown, New Jersey. I graduated in 2010 from Wittenberg University with a degree in Sociology with minors in Business, Urban Studies and Africana Studies. From August 2010-August 2011 I served in the Young Adults in Global Mission program with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, where I served in Bloemfontein, South Africa. I lived and served at an orphanage for children affected or infected with HIV/AIDS as well as a pre-school for impoverished children in a shantytown called Freedom Square. I am now serving as a short-term recruiter for ELCA Global Mission and look forward to meeting many young adults interested in serving around the world.
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What is the purpose of the YAGM
program?
- To provide
ELCA young adults with a year-long international mission
experience that will contribute to their development as
servant-leaders for the church.- To utilize
international settings for equipping young adults in the church with
cross-cultural skills through service and relationship building.- To provide engaging
and challenging opportunities that will result in young adults who are
both globally formed and globally informed.- To provide
young adults with opportunities to grow in their faith and to better
understand their place in God’s world.- To
share the gifts and stories of the
global church and community with U.S.
and ELCA communities.If you are intersted in more information, but not able to make worship or dinner tonite, just email Andrew at andrewsteele2@gmail.com or Alicia at lutheran@psu.edu.