Summer Staff Preview! Meet Sarah.

When a Church signs up to go on a mission trip with YouthWorks, they are signing up for a whole lot more than just a place to stay and some food. We provide a host of other invaluable resources that make a YouthWorks trip truly transformative. We’ve talked about many of these resources on the blog in the past and today I want to highlight what is certainly one of our most treasured parts of the summer – our summer staff.

 

Our summer staff are the ones that truly guide Church Groups through the week. They stay up late getting breakfast ready, go the extra mile to make sure ministry schedules are set up and deliver programming that will help participants critically engage in what is happening on a mission trip. 

 

For the next couple of weeks we will be highlighting a few of our fine summer staff in an attempt to introduce you to them and give you more of an idea of what a summer with YouthWorks looks like. This week… Meet Sarah.

Where are you from and where do you live now?

 

I am from Rancho San Diego, California, but I currently live in San Dimas, California while attending Azusa Pacific University!

 

 

What were your majors and where do you work?

 

I am studying Special Education at APU and also work at the Undergraduate Admissions department at APU. I get to lead tours on campus, anywhere from a small family to 150 football recruits! It is so much fun! With my Special Education degree, I am hoping to work with struggling teens with psychological disorders and addictions. I would really love to move out of California for a while and work at a boarding school for “troubled teens” and then eventually get my Masters in Counseling to work with adolescents and teens in a school setting.

 

What leadership/volunteer opportunities do you participate in?

 

I have been pretty involved in leadership for most of my life, during college I feel that my biggest call for leadership was to learn how to be lead. I am still involved in leadership through bible studies and work, but I am also learning how to follow! In regards to my volunteer work, I am involved in Habitat for Humanity. I volunteer locally, but recently had the opportunity to work with the West Hawaii Habitat in January!

 

Why did you choose to work for YW this summer?

 

I decided to apply to apply for YouthWorks this summer because I was so excited about getting out in to the US and working with teenagers, my favorite age group!

 

What are you most looking forward to about being on staff?

 

I think God has a lot to teach me through these students and I am so ready to learn!

 

What is your favorite song/band?

 

Favorite song or band? I love all types of music, really all of them! I guess I would have to say country music is my favorite genre, does that work?

 

If you could visit any country other than the USA where would you go?

 

If I could visit any other country beside the US, I would definitely go to Ireland or Germany! I would love to learn more about my heritage!