Becoming

Sometimes, out of the blue, it hits me: I am becoming a social worker.

A social worker.

Someone with dedication and empathy.

Someone who is fascinated by how people interact. And why they interact. And who they interact with.

Someone who wants the best for everyone.

Someone who believes that everyone needs to be loved and cherished.

Someone who remembers the underdog.

Someone who is far from perfection.

And then I realize that what is really happening, is that I am beginning to put an academic/professional title (along with all of the training, learning, and mistake-making that is involved) to who I already am.

I have a lifetime of learning. Of experiences. Of challenges. Of reconciliation.

I am only just now beginning.

And I am excited.

FAQs

Here are a few of the questions that I have been asked...and the answers :)

1. Where and when are you going?

I am going to Kolkata, India May 2014.

2. What will you be doing?

I will be working with the Missionaries of Charity...I may be helping to clean or helping to take care of some of the most ill and needy people in Kolkata.

3. Why do you want to go to India?

I want to take advantage of an opportunity, which is outside of the context of my day to day life, to serve, care for, and love my fellow human beings. I also hope that this will be another confirmation of what God has called me to do.
This blog is helping to answer why I want to go to India (in much more detail and through different aspects of my life).

4. How much does the trip cost?

The trip costs $1,750.00

This is the total cost that I have to raise in order to go.

5. When is the money due?

I have to have all of my money in by the end of January 2014

6. How can I help?

The two best ways anyone can help is through prayer and through monetary assistance.