Individual Volunteer Orientation in Dowling, MI, March 14-16, 2008

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Back row: Roger Boe, Ron Bush, Roger Yerion, Clint Rabb, Wayne Wiley, Beth Buchanan, Amy Haroff. Center Row: Barbara Stone, Janet Chichester, Carolyn Carter, Andrea Hart, Jocelyn Havlik. Front Row: David Morton, Nancy Eubanks, Natosha Mulholland, Mary Nicewander.

A diverse group of Individual Volunteers completed training/ orientation recently at Wesley Woods Retreat Center in Dowling, Michigan.

They range in age from 20 to 65, and include a city manager, high school chemistry teacher, United Methodist pastor, college student of agriculture, church youth director, surgeon, business executives, and physical and occupational therapists.

Their destinations are just as varied: Tanzania, Honduras, Macedonia, Nigeria, Mexico, Liberia and United States are among the placements chosen, with others still deciding.

Staff from Global Ministries led the two-day session and welcomed these newest of volunteers to the approximately 85 who are presently serving.