{"id":5630,"date":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/un-intern\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:39:10","slug":"un-intern","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/yabs-committee\/un-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p>Young adults from a Mennonite World Conference (MWC) member church in the Global South are invited to apply for a one-year internship in the <a href=\"http:\/\/un.mcc.org\/\">Mennonite Central Committee United Nations office<\/a> at in New York USA. The program is sponsored jointly by MWC and Mennonite Central Committee&#8217;s International Volunteer Exchange program (IVEP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants must be between 25 and 30 years of age, single, college or university-educated, committed to peace and peacemaking, and active in an MWC-affiliated church in their own country. They also must be fluent in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the UN internship program and about IVEP at: <a href=\"http:\/\/ivep.mcc.org\">ivep.mcc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcc.org\/get-involved\/advocacy\/un\">MCC United Nations office<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcc.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/ivep\">IVEP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-green-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>&nbsp;Our previous interns:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Esteban Pacheco Florez (Armenia, Quindio, Colombia)\" class=\"wp-image-12811 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/daniel_esteban_pacheco_florez-1.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Daniel Esteban Pacheco Florez <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Armenia, Quindio, Colombia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iglesia Menonita de Colombia [Comunidad Cristiana Menonita de Paz Armenia&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022-2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(part-time)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tran Quang Thien Phuoc \" class=\"wp-image-12915 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tran_phuoc_square_0.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tran Quang Thien Phuoc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnamese Mennonite Church (VMC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017-2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The way of the open palm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/osiro_moses_2-1-1002x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Moses Osiro (Nairobi, Kenya)\" class=\"wp-image-12863 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1002px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1002\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/osiro_moses_2-1-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/osiro_moses_2-1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/osiro_moses_2-1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/osiro_moses_2-1.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Moses Osiro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Nairobi, Kenya<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastleigh Fellowship Centre Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016-2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/perfect-placement\/\">The perfect placement&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1-745x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Sebastian Pacheco Lozano (Bogot\u00e1, Colombia)\" class=\"wp-image-12876 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 745px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 745\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1-1118x1536.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pacheco_lozano_juan_crop-1.jpg 1456w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Juan Sebastian Pacheco Lozano <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Bogot\u00e1,&nbsp;Colombia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teusaquillo Mennonite Church&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015-2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/global-young-adult-advocates-at-un-with-mcc\/\">Global advocate at UN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1-957x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Musa Wambrauw \u00a0(Papua, Indonesia)\" class=\"wp-image-12941 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 957px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 957\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1-957x1024.jpg 957w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1-1435x1536.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wambrauw_musa5-1.jpg 1869w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Musa Wambrauw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Papua, Indonesia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GKI Sion, Jin Padong Bulan Social<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014-2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1867\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jea Hyun\" class=\"wp-image-101407 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1867;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MWC-YABs-UNinern-JeaHyunNham-IMG_0249-2048x1494.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">JeaHyun Nham <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Chuncheon,&nbsp;South Korea<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus Village Church&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013-2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/new-intern-korean-voice-reconciliation-un\/\">Korean voice for reconciliation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/muzarabani_godswill_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Godswill Nhamo Muzarabani\" class=\"wp-image-12850 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 852px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 852\/900;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/muzarabani_godswill_2-1.jpg 852w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/muzarabani_godswill_2-1-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/muzarabani_godswill_2-1-768x811.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Godswill Nhamo Muzarabani<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Bulawayo, Zimbabwe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entumbane&nbsp;Brethren in Christ Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2012-2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/straddling-lao-pdr-and-zimbabwe\/\">Straddling Laos and Zimbabwe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1607\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keyla Jaffet Cortez Vanegas (Managua, Nicaragua)\" class=\"wp-image-12928 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1607;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1-956x1024.jpg 956w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vanegas_keyla2-1-1434x1536.jpg 1434w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Keyla Jaffet Cortez Vanegas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Managua, Nicaragua<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esquip-ulas Brethren in Christ Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2011-2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"779\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/basumata_sumana_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sumana Basumata (Alipurduar, WB India)\" class=\"wp-image-12798 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 699px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 699\/779;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/basumata_sumana_2-1.jpg 699w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/basumata_sumana_2-1-269x300.jpg 269w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Sumana Basumata<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Alipurduar, WB India<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little Flock Fellowship, (B.J.C.P.M.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010-2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"847\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/floresvindel_karen2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Flores Vindel (Atlantida, Honduras)\" class=\"wp-image-12824 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/847;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/floresvindel_karen2-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/floresvindel_karen2-1-248x300.jpg 248w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Karen Flores Vindel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\"><em>Atlantida, Honduras<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evangelical Mennonite<br>Church, La Ceiba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2009-2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"786\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gelagle_edited-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tigist Gelagle (Addis Ababa,Ethiopia)\" class=\"wp-image-12837 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; 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