Author: Anna
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June Update
Summer is officially here. With it came an new group of interns. Here at EMI, each new group of interns begin their time with us by attending a week-long orientation. This summer I had the privilege of joining the team that teaches “crossing cultures.” As each intern prepares for their project trip, many who are…
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SEAL Trip Report
I arrived back in the States almost a week ago now, and life has quickly returned to normal, but not quite. I can’t stop thinking about SEA and the people we met while we were there. It was a whirlwind three weeks as we had meeting with over 18 different ministries in Cambodia and Thailand,…
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SEAL Vision Trip
Hello my friends. I’m off to Southeast Asia with the Launch team. The EMI Southeast Asia Launch (SEAL) team has been busy busy busy this last month reaching out to contacts around the world to make connections with missionaries in SEA. We will be meeting with expat missionaries, relief and development ministries, nationals, and churches…
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February Update
February has proven unpredictable. The month started out with 60 deg days and some nice hiking with my friend and coworker, Vicky, and ended in snow days and below freezing. Personally, I like the capricious weather. It keeps me on my toes. But the best surprise of the month was getting to reconnect with Setan…
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January Update
January is wrapping up and 2015 is promising to be an eventful year. January at EMI marks the beginning of the first of our three terms for the year. Each term brings a new group of interns and the launch of our project trips. Just as I attended this time last year, the interns start out…
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I love my job
I’ve had a job in my field of study that I hated. I’ve had too many jobs with not enough work or mindless busy work. I’ve had a job that was 24/7 and unbelievably stressful. I’ve had a job that had nothing to do with anything I’ve studied. I’ve had a job where I was intimidated…
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Cambodia Project Trip
I had the privilege of being a part of a project trip to Cambodia. These project trips are the heart of the mission of EMI; it has been rewarding to witness one first hand. Our team traveled to Cambodia for 11 days to asses the needs of the future university, the ministry, and the site. While…
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27?
Yup, that’s right. Never saw this day coming… For tonight I’ll leave the words to a master: “The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger…