It’s not just what you see and do — it’s what you set in motion. That’s how Matt Wilkie, director of Convoy of Hope Interns, describes the work of the young adults he leads each year.
“We’re really trying to make a difference by providing people in need with the tools and resources to better their lives,” he says reflecting on the program’s projects since its beginning in 2006. “And at the same time, our interns gain a life-changing experience.”
In 2011 Convoy of Hope Interns promoted sustainable growth in the Philippines; aided impoverished families in the U.S.; worked at orphanages in Haiti and helped launch feeding programs in Honduras.
“Our interns were part of the process setting the Honduras feeding program in motion,” says Wilkie. “That’s something they’ll never forget.”
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Hollie Powell of Warsaw, Ind., was part of the fall 2011 team that worked at a citywide outreach in Chicago, participated in disaster response in Joplin, Mo., and spent seven weeks in Haiti.
“When you enter into a culture where they don’t have clean water or even toilets you forget about the materials things in life,” she says of her time in Haiti. “You’re able to let your guard down and just love people.”
The spring 2012 Convoy of Hope Interns will conduct a community outreach in conjunction with the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind., and spend nearly two months in the Philippines this spring. There are still open spots to join the summer and fall Convoy of Hope Interns that will work in the United States, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
