Prayer Requests: May 2013

I could not do this without your prayers...

1.  Continue to pray for my team and I as we support raise. That people may desire to support us through prayer and financial support.

2.  For my team as we prepare for this summer and all of its challenges through the language, cultural differences and new environment.

3.  For safety as we fly to Quito, Ecuador. I will be flying from Minneapolis to Quito alone and then will be meeting my team in Quito.

4.  For the hospital staff and HCJB Global staff as they prepare for us this summer.

5.  For our team relationships and dynamic and the people that we will be building relationships while we are there. 

Job Description: What will I be doing?

My work assignment will be in Hospital Vozandes-Shell in the outpatient clinic, the emergency department and on the inpatient unit, assisting and observing the doctors with in- and out-patient care.

This will probably entail being present in outpatient appointments, participating in rounds on in-patients, observing and assisting as appropriate in the emergency room, possibly observing in surgery, and conversing with patients to assess physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and anything else that the staff feels you are capable of assisting with.

I will be working with national employees and missionary staff at the hospital. 

Hola!

Hi! My name is Riva and I am currently a junior at Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN. I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Spanish and Biblical Studies. I have always had a heart for missions. I have been to Kentucky twice, Mexico twice, India and South Carolina all for mission trips in the past, and I will now be going to Ecuador for another mission opportunity. I love to serve other people especially through caring for their spiritual and physical needs. Therefore, I am very excited to have the opportunity to go to Shell, Ecuador to serve this summer.

I am apart of a group of seven people, four girls and three guys, who will be going to Shell this summer to serve. Three of us girls, Raquel, Anna and I, will be working in Hospital Vozandes del Oriente. Three of the guys, David, Kevin and Mark, are interested in engineering and will be working on clean water projects in Shell. The final girl, Kathryn, will be working on business and community development. I am excited to be serving with my team this summer especially since our roles and job descriptions are so different.

This blog is for all of my family members and friends who are interested in hearing about my summer away from home in Shell, Ecuador as I participate in HCJB Global’s ENGAGE Summer Internship and work in Hospital Vozandes del Oriente. I am so excited to partner with you all and know that this summer will be a wonderful adventure.