Food for the Hungry...future job?

This week at school we are having "New Vision Week". It is a time to learn more about missions around the world and how we can become involved with them. In the Campus Center there are a bunch of booths set up advertising different missions organizations. I chose to visit the booth for Food For the Hungry. The man running the booth was named Mark Klink. He is my new favorite person, and I'm not kidding in the least bit. We started talking about the different things his organization does and that led to an hour conversation on all different things. We also ate dinner together, along with Matt, and talked for almost 3 hours. We talked about a lot about two programs I'm interested in, Hunger Corps Missions and Go ED. Semester Abroad. Both of these programs I'm seriously considering. Actually, there is going to have to be a lot to stop me from doing them.

The Hunger Corps is like the Peace Corps but with a Christian organization. They do work in many areas of need, like medical, business, and social work. The Hunger Corps is my exact vision for what I want to do with my life. They are a humanitarian relief aid organization that also shares God's love with the people they help. Their concentration is on the true needs of people like food and water. I really like this because I have been contemplating the Peace Corps for a long time. The biggest difference between the two, other than the religious aspect, is that Peace Corps pays you to do it. Hunger Corps on the other hand makes you raise your own money, usually through support. I like this because it teaches people to rely on God for their everyday needs, like we are told to in the Bible. People learn what it's like to have true faith, because there they have no steady income.

The other thing I found out a lot about is the Go ED. Program. This is a semester long study program in Africa. During the semester you work in Uganda, Rowanda, and possibly in Ethiopia or Kenya. During the program you take one class for three weeks and then switch to a new class. You do this for three classes and then at the end of the semester you do a practicum in the country of your choice. It looks like an amazing experience. I would really like to do this as well as Tanzania, but I'm not sure at this point if it's possible.