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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

NSM's intern featured in Goshen College news


(Photo by Timoyer/Franconia Conference)



Check out this article about NSM Philadelphia's recent intern, Maria Byler, in the Goshen College news archives. http://www.goshen.edu/news/pressarchive/12-04-09-mip-byler379.html

(The complete article, by Noël King, first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference's Missional Seeds newsletter.)

Maria Byler spent the summer as a field worker in South Philadelphia with Franconia Mennonite Conference through the Ministry Inquiry Program. Above, she translates a worship service from Spanish to English at the Centro de Alabanza de Filadelfia (Philadelphia Praise Center), the congregation in which she participated during her 11-week internship.  

During her experience working with the New Sanctuary Movement, Maria listened to immigrants' stories, visited detention centers, attended meetings, and helped with projects. She is currently a Goshen College senior social work major with a Spanish minor.

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