Partnering with Northland

Back in June, our family was contacted by Northland Baptist Bible College (recently changed it's name to Northland International University) to consider participating in a new missions internship program. This pilot program was formed out of Northland's Center for Global Opportunities desire to provide and create mission opportunities for the staff and students of Northland.

In Northland's original email to us they explain that this program, " will be our version of a study abroad program. By utilizing Northland's Online program, students will be able to study abroad for a semester without disrupting the academic flow of their studies. Sufficient courses will be offered online this coming fall in order to facilitate five students in a overseas pilot program. In addition to these web-based courses, each student will receive six credits for a full semester of internship work under a qualifying missionary. Therefore, we would like to invite you to be one of these missionary hosts. Our desire for you is that your student may assist you in your ministry endeavors; our desire for the student is that he or she might be mentored by you. We trust that the Lord will develop a missions heart in every intern, whatever they might chose to do after graduation."

After some prayer, counsel from others, and much communication with the Northland Mission's office, our family accepted this opportunity to host a senior Northland student from Sept 13th - Dec. 12th.

We are excited to introduce Jenna Kurtz to you all. Here is what else we know about her so far.

*She is from Northern Indiana.
*Her major is Cross Cultural Ed. (TESL)
*Spanish minor
*Plays on the basketball team
*Has a servant's heart


Follow her travels and thoughts by bookmarking her blog entitled "Where He Leads".

Please pray for the following items as Jenna's arrival date approaches:

*Preparations and logistics to be ironed out.
*That our family will be a blessing to Jenna during her time with us.
*That we would be effective in monitoring and mentoring Jenna's cross cultural exposure.
*That God will be glorified in this opportunity