This May, a team of TWU Global Outreach students will travel to Fort Babine, B.C. to strengthen and continue Trinity Western’s 30 years of relationship with the native reserve community, through Streetcorners Ministry.
Alketa Wollf, who is graduating in April majoring in Psychology with a Human Services certificate, is one of the team leaders for this year's Global Outreach service-learning trip to Fort Babine.
Alketa has had a heart serve Indigenous peoples for some time. "Throughout the last couple years, God has been placing the Indigenous population on my heart after working with Indigenous youth in East Vancouver for both a local outreach [ministry] during my first year at TWU and for a human services practicum," she shares.
This year, Alketa sensed a fresh desire to live and serve in an Indigenous community, and responded to the opportunity to go to Fort Babine.
"I am very excited to humbly learn from the people in Fort Babine and to see what God does through this experience," she expresses.
"I pray that God uses this trip to transform the members of my team, as well as the community we are partnering with. I hope that we all come away from the trip with new insight into Indigenous culture and experiences, as well as a fresh perspective of who God is."
"I pray that God uses this trip to transform the members of my team, as well as the community we are partnering with. I hope that we all come away from the trip with new insight into Indigenous culture and experiences, as well as a fresh perspective of who God is."
Alumni-founded ministry in Interior B.C.
The missionaries hosting the TWU students are Mike and Geralyn Cunningham, TWU alumni who founded Streetcorners Ministry, a ministry serving among native and non-native peoples in Fort Babine and in northwest Central Interior B.C. The team will be joined by other TWU and Global Outreach program alumni. Together, they will be serving and living among the people of Fort Babine, serving children, youth, and elders of the community.
Students participating on this trip to Fort Babine have been preparing for several months. Last December, the team met for the first time to kick off a series of training sessions. Since January of this year, the team have been gathering for bi-weekly training sessions as they prepare for their departure in May.
The students have also shared with others on campus about their upcoming trip, through speaking at the Sunday Night Alive worship service and inviting others to support their work.
Members of the Global Outreach Fort Babine team include students from many disciplines: Cedrick Iyumva (History), Shuojin Qu (Education), Kendra Regimbald (Math), Sarah Wiedenheft (English and Theatre), and Alketa Wollf (Psychology with Human Services Certificate).
Prayer points for Global Outreach service-learning teams
Preparation
Pray as teams train: for humility; in completing the When Helping Hurts curriculum, a Biblical and development framework for missions work; developing a heart for prayer; and learning to fellowship.
Host Communities
Pray that the students and host communities will form a mutual relationship, learning and receiving from one another.
Protection
Pray that the teams can carry the gospel of Jesus Christ through relationship building, word, and deeds.
God's glorification
Pray that God's name be glorified in pre-trip training, in-country ministry, and post-trip debriefs.
Ways to support students on Global Outreach service-learning trips
To support financially, donations can be made through TWU’s online donation page. (Select "student missions trips.")
The Global Outreach teams also provide updates on their Instagram account @globaloutreach.twu.
See also: TWU Global Outreach service-learning trip to Indonesia
About TWU Global Outreach
Every summer, Global Outreach, part of TWU's Global Engagement Office, sends teams of students to participate in cross-cultural community development and missions projects. Learn more at TWU Global Outreach.
About Trinity Western University
Founded in 1962, Trinity Western University is a global Christian liberal arts university. We are dedicated to equipping students to discover meaningful connections between career, life, and the needs of the world. Drawing upon the riches of the Christian tradition, seeking to unite faith and reason through teaching and scholarship, Trinity Western University is a degree-granting research institution offering liberal arts and sciences as well as professional schools in business, nursing, education, human kinetics, graduate studies, and arts, media, and culture. It has four locations in Canada: Langley, Richmond-Lansdowne, Richmond-Minoru, and Ottawa. Learn more at www.twu.ca or follow us on Instagram @trinitywestern, Twitter @TrinityWestern, on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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