The Young Adult
Volunteer (YAV) program offers opportunities in Christian service and
learning for young adults between the ages of 19 and 30. YAVs serve in eleven sites within the United
States and five sites around the world.
The job descriptions for the volunteers depend both on the needs of the
partner and the skills of the YAV In each placement, the volunteer works with a
church or organization, develops Christian community, and meets for prayer and
Bible study with other YAVs.
Kate has been selected to be a YAV in Guatemala for the
2012-2013 year! Her Guatemala group is a
small group of all women, who will be living with host families in nearby towns,
and will be able to do service ranging from hunger programs, to teaching
English, to working for international non-profit CEDEPCA, which benefits
Central America. She departs on August
27th from orientation in New York, and will return in July/August 2013. Kate is excited about the coming YAV year and
is excited to share her ministry with Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church (RCPC).
International YAV years can cost between $20,000 and $30,000,
but the Presbyterian Church (USA) shares a large part of the cost, and she is
responsible for raising $8,000. If you
would like to support her mission and this ministry, contributions are being
collected through the “Kate Garden Guatemala Fund” at RCPC. Regardless of whether you can give financial
support or not, your prayers for her endeavor would be invaluable! Thank you for your support!
!! MOVIE NIGHT !! The RCPC Board
of Deacons are having a special, free showing of the “The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe” on Thursday, July 12 at 7
pm as an effort to help raise funds for Kate. They will be selling popcorn and soda, and
collecting contributions for her ministry, and KATE will be on hand to give free hugs!!!
