The last evening that Sean, Aisling, Alex, and I spent together before breaking up after having been together every day for 3.5 weeks , found us dining out at Khan’s BBQ per someone’s recommendation. I want to say Linda Jacobson, the long-term ELCA missionary, as she is the supreme authority on all things Tanzania, but I could be wrong.
The spread was something else as it included grilled beef & lamb (with the special Khan’s rub on both), samosas, nan, sauerkraut, beans in a curious sauce, spicy carrots, fries, the equivalent of stuffed pizza slices, and a dessert I can’t recall. The fellowship was super solid and the closure, knowing that we would be saying goodbye to Alex the next day, of the utmost importance.
I am a 24 years old young adult, searching for meaning, purpose, and a calling in this world. As a Christian, my first year out of school lead me to the Winston-Salem Fellows program, where the emphasis was on faith and work. Currently, I find myself having been called to the Young Adults in Global Missions (YAGM) program, supported and run through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). A host family and site placement awaits in Tanzania, where I hope to teach, and enter into meaningful relationships with the people in Arusha. The goal is to discern what meaningful work, reimagined as a vocational calling, might look like once I come home, while also investing in people where I am.
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