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SEARCH: interns, summer, mission, youth, young adult, ministry
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CONTACT:    Joretta Purdue                                  
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            Washington, D.C.  (202) 546-8722                       June 27,
1996

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                          http://www.umc.org/umns.html

26 mission interns fan out
across country for summer work

by Laura J. Bryant*

      NEW YORK (UMNS) -- After a year of exams and research
papers, most college students are searching for summer jobs,
relaxation or career opportunities. Benjamin Floreal, 21, a
Haitian-American United Methodist student in Miami is searching
for himself.
      The United Methodist Summer Internship, sponsored by the
denomination's Board of Global Ministries here, is offering 26
young adults the chance to work as volunteers at different
mission sites throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
      "I wanted to be a part of this program, so I could find
myself," said Floreal, who serves this summer as a mentor to
children and youth at the Gulfside United Methodist Assembly,
Waveland, Miss. "This program will challenge me to adapt to a new
environment, guide children in Christian fellowship and grow in
my relationship with God."
      Reflecting the board's continuing effort to recruit more
racial-ethnic minority interns, seven of this year's group are
African Americans, including two born in Haiti, and three are
Hispanic Americans, including two from Puerto Rico. Nine Native
Americans were recruited by the Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference and the Southeastern jurisdictional agency of Native
American ministries in cooperation with the board.
      With seven European-American interns, they will labor in
mission. Their assignments range from running a children's camp
at Casa del Pueblo-Calvary United Methodist Church in Washington
to mentoring and teaching summer school at the Asian Women's
Resource Center in San Francisco.
      After a one-week orientation in June, the interns began
working in churches and mission institutions in rural and urban
communities of all races.
      "We are living in a multi-cultural world where understanding
and affirming different cultures is crucial," said the Rev.
Robert Walton, director of the program. "The church and its
existing mission programs should be a model for building this
type of understanding."
      Walton cited the importance of offering this introduction to
the mission experience to more young people of diverse cultural
backgrounds. Moreover, he said, the mission sites themselves
serve diverse populations and often request interns from
different racial-ethnic and geographic backgrounds.
      At Gulfside, Floreal, whose father is pastor of Grace
Haitian United Methodist Church in Miami, works with children and
youth, offering a positive African-American male role model. For
10 weeks, he and Joshua Roper, an intern from Springfield, Ohio,
will coordinate youth and camping activities, including a tour of
historically black colleges.
      Delisa Locklear of Rowland, N.C., and Iris Collins of
Pembroke, N.C., will assume leadership roles in their own Native
American communities, mentoring children and youth in camping and
youth fellowship programs. Meanwhile, they will gain new
leadership skills.
      During the group's orientation week conducted by the Mission
Resource Center in Atlanta, the summer interns participated in
workshops on conflict resolution, sexism, racism, and ministry
with children and youth. At the same time they were forming their
own community of college-age missionaries.
      "Before I came here, I didn't know all cultures had a common
ground. We do. Each culture is diverse, and that's what makes us
similar," said Glen Kernell Jr. of Oklahoma City. He will be
working within the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.
      The summer intern program is a 10-week volunteer experience
in which interns receive room, board and a stipend of $100 a
week, plus opportunities for leadership development, Christian
fellowship and a chance to help others.
      "I feel that being part of a program like this gives a
person experiences that will strengthen one's Christian faith and
understanding," said Jason Hill of Wellington, Kans., who has
worked extensively with Volunteers in Mission and Mennonite
Voluntary Service. He is spending his summer in San Marcos,
Texas, where he helps coordinate volunteer work teams repairing
homes for elderly residents.
                                     #  #  #
      * Bryant, a 1996 graduate of Syracuse (N.Y.) University, was
a summer intern in 1995 and begins service as a US-2 mission
volunteer this summer.

EDITORS: A full list of 1996 Summer Interns follows:

Kenisha Bell, Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Good Neighborhood
Settlement House, Brownsville, Texas

Leslie Bellamy, Junction City, Kan. -- Casa del Pueblo United
Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.

Deborah Close, Columbus, Ohio -- Fountain Square Cooperative
Ministry, Indianapolis, Ind.

Iris Collins, Pembroke, N.C. -- West Robeson United Methodist
Church, Pembroke, N.C.

Angela Cook, Joplin, Mo. -- Frankford Group Ministry,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Shirley Diaz, Rio Piedras, P.R. -- Via Fontana United Methodist
Church, Carolina, P.R.

Jason Beau Eyachabbe, Ravia, Okla. -- Kahbeah Chapel United
Methodist Church, Horton, Kan.

Benjamin Floreal, Miami, Fla. -- Gulfside Assembly, Waveland,
Miss.

Deborah Hernandez, San Antonio, Texas -- Monte Sinai United
Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas

Jason Hill, Wellington, Kan. -- Southside Community Center
San Marcos, Texas

Deanne Hurd, Marshalltown, Iowa -- Upper Sand Mountain Parish
Sylvania, Ala.

Rolena Hyde, Phoenix, Ariz. -- Indian Rehabilitation Services
Phoenix, Ariz.

Glen Kernell Jr., Oklahoma City -- Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference, Oklahoma City, OKla.

Marie Knapp, Benton Harbor, Mich. -- David & Margaret Home,
LaVerne, Calif.

Delisa Locklear, Rowland, N.C. -- Grove United Methodist Church,
Pembroke, N.C.

Mattheau Locklear, Maxton, N.C. -- Prospect United Methodist
Church, Maxton, N.C.

Elizabeth LoVerso, Clintondale, N.Y. -- Washington Park United
Methodist Church, Providence, R.I.

Mary Miller, Glendale, Wis. -- Asian Women's Resource Center
San Francisco, Calif.

Lori Romeyn, South Lyon, Mich. -- Washington Park United
Methodist Church -- Providence, R.I.

Jesse Roper Jr., Springfield, Ohio -- J.P. Shaw United Methodist
Church, Washington, D.C.

Joshua Roper, Springfield, Ohio -- Gulfside Assembly, Waveland,
Miss.

Christy Sapulpa, Finley, Okla. -- Garfield United Methodist
Church, Phoenix, Ariz. 

Gail Seward, Beaverton, Ore. -- Meigs United Methodist
Cooperative Parish, Racine, Ohio

Bryon Tso, Lawton, Okla. -- Fort Yuma United Methodist Church,
Yuma, Ariz.

Anamar Velez, Carolina, P.R. -- Via Fontana United Methodist
Church, Carolina, P.R.

Chantale Victor, Ft. Pierce, Fla. -- Cooperative Ministries of
N.W. Flint, Flint, Mich.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Group photos of the 1996 summer interns are
available from the Board of Global Ministries (212) 870-3825.Produced by
United Methodist News Service, official news agency of
the United Methodist Church, with offices in Nashville, Tenn., New
York, and Washington.

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Produced by United Methodist News Service, official news agency
of the United Methodist Church, with offices in Nashville, Tenn.,
New York, and Washington.

CONTACT:    Joretta Purdue                                  
324(10-30-71){3038}
            Washington, D.C.  (202) 546-8722                       June 27,
1996

         UMNS stories may be accessed on the Internet World Wide Web at:
                          http://www.umc.org/umns.html

26 mission interns fan out
across country for summer work

by Laura J. Bryant*

      NEW YORK (UMNS) -- After a year of exams and research
papers, most college students are searching for summer jobs,
relaxation or career opportunities. Benjamin Floreal, 21, a
Haitian-American United Methodist student in Miami is searching
for himself.
      The United Methodist Summer Internship, sponsored by the
denomination's Board of Global Ministries here, is offering 26
young adults the chance to work as volunteers at different
mission sites throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
      "I wanted to be a part of this program, so I could find
myself," said Floreal, who serves this summer as a mentor to
children and youth at the Gulfside United Methodist Assembly,
Waveland, Miss. "This program will challenge me to adapt to a new
environment, guide children in Christian fellowship and grow in
my relationship with God."
      Reflecting the board's continuing effort to recruit more
racial-ethnic minority interns, seven of this year's group are
African Americans, including two born in Haiti, and three are
Hispanic Americans, including two from Puerto Rico. Nine Native
Americans were recruited by the Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference and the Southeastern jurisdictional agency of Native
American ministries in cooperation with the board.
      With seven European-American interns, they will labor in
mission. Their assignments range from running a children's camp
at Casa del Pueblo-Calvary United Methodist Church in Washington
to mentoring and teaching summer school at the Asian Women's
Resource Center in San Francisco.
      After a one-week orientation in June, the interns began
working in churches and mission institutions in rural and urban
communities of all races.
      "We are living in a multi-cultural world where understanding
and affirming different cultures is crucial," said the Rev.
Robert Walton, director of the program. "The church and its
existing mission programs should be a model for building this
type of understanding."
      Walton cited the importance of offering this introduction to
the mission experience to more young people of diverse cultural
backgrounds. Moreover, he said, the mission sites themselves
serve diverse populations and often request interns from
different racial-ethnic and geographic backgrounds.
      At Gulfside, Floreal, whose father is pastor of Grace
Haitian United Methodist Church in Miami, works with children and
youth, offering a positive African-American male role model. For
10 weeks, he and Joshua Roper, an intern from Springfield, Ohio,
will coordinate youth and camping activities, including a tour of
historically black colleges.
      Delisa Locklear of Rowland, N.C., and Iris Collins of
Pembroke, N.C., will assume leadership roles in their own Native
American communities, mentoring children and youth in camping and
youth fellowship programs. Meanwhile, they will gain new
leadership skills.
      During the group's orientation week conducted by the Mission
Resource Center in Atlanta, the summer interns participated in
workshops on conflict resolution, sexism, racism, and ministry
with children and youth. At the same time they were forming their
own community of college-age missionaries.
      "Before I came here, I didn't know all cultures had a common
ground. We do. Each culture is diverse, and that's what makes us
similar," said Glen Kernell Jr. of Oklahoma City. He will be
working within the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.
      The summer intern program is a 10-week volunteer experience
in which interns receive room, board and a stipend of $100 a
week, plus opportunities for leadership development, Christian
fellowship and a chance to help others.
      "I feel that being part of a program like this gives a
person experiences that will strengthen one's Christian faith and
understanding," said Jason Hill of Wellington, Kans., who has
worked extensively with Volunteers in Mission and Mennonite
Voluntary Service. He is spending his summer in San Marcos,
Texas, where he helps coordinate volunteer work teams repairing
homes for elderly residents.
                                     #  #  #
      * Bryant, a 1996 graduate of Syracuse (N.Y.) University, was
a summer intern in 1995 and begins service as a US-2 mission
volunteer this summer.

EDITORS: A full list of 1996 Summer Interns follows:

Kenisha Bell, Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Good Neighborhood
Settlement House, Brownsville, Texas

Leslie Bellamy, Junction City, Kan. -- Casa del Pueblo United
Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.

Deborah Close, Columbus, Ohio -- Fountain Square Cooperative
Ministry, Indianapolis, Ind.

Iris Collins, Pembroke, N.C. -- West Robeson United Methodist
Church, Pembroke, N.C.

Angela Cook, Joplin, Mo. -- Frankford Group Ministry,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Shirley Diaz, Rio Piedras, P.R. -- Via Fontana United Methodist
Church, Carolina, P.R.

Jason Beau Eyachabbe, Ravia, Okla. -- Kahbeah Chapel United
Methodist Church, Horton, Kan.

Benjamin Floreal, Miami, Fla. -- Gulfside Assembly, Waveland,
Miss.

Deborah Hernandez, San Antonio, Texas -- Monte Sinai United
Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas

Jason Hill, Wellington, Kan. -- Southside Community Center
San Marcos, Texas

Deanne Hurd, Marshalltown, Iowa -- Upper Sand Mountain Parish
Sylvania, Ala.

Rolena Hyde, Phoenix, Ariz. -- Indian Rehabilitation Services
Phoenix, Ariz.

Glen Kernell Jr., Oklahoma City -- Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference, Oklahoma City, OKla.

Marie Knapp, Benton Harbor, Mich. -- David & Margaret Home,
LaVerne, Calif.

Delisa Locklear, Rowland, N.C. -- Grove United Methodist Church,
Pembroke, N.C.

Mattheau Locklear, Maxton, N.C. -- Prospect United Methodist
Church, Maxton, N.C.

Elizabeth LoVerso, Clintondale, N.Y. -- Washington Park United
Methodist Church, Providence, R.I.

Mary Miller, Glendale, Wis. -- Asian Women's Resource Center
San Francisco, Calif.

Lori Romeyn, South Lyon, Mich. -- Washington Park United
Methodist Church -- Providence, R.I.

Jesse Roper Jr., Springfield, Ohio -- J.P. Shaw United Methodist
Church, Washington, D.C.

Joshua Roper, Springfield, Ohio -- Gulfside Assembly, Waveland,
Miss.

Christy Sapulpa, Finley, Okla. -- Garfield United Methodist
Church, Phoenix, Ariz. 

Gail Seward, Beaverton, Ore. -- Meigs United Methodist
Cooperative Parish, Racine, Ohio

Bryon Tso, Lawton, Okla. -- Fort Yuma United Methodist Church,
Yuma, Ariz.

Anamar Velez, Carolina, P.R. -- Via Fontana United Methodist
Church, Carolina, P.R.

Chantale Victor, Ft. Pierce, Fla. -- Cooperative Ministries of
N.W. Flint, Flint, Mich.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Group photos of the 1996 summer interns are
available from the Board of Global Ministries (212) 870-3825.

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