Alumni Blog

Natalia/USMC/Ghana/2007 (Impact of Intercordia)

“The Ghanaians embraced me with great openness and hospitality
and years later this continues to be my inspiration to be more
and more open to new experiences.”

The Ghanaians embraced me with great openness and hospitality and, years later, this continues to be my inspiration to be more and more open to new experiences. I learned that wonderful things can happen if I move beyond that which is familiar and comfortable. This has been my experience of hope, and hope is important because it is very empowering and transformative. After Intercordia, my identity continued to be shaped in a Master of Divinity program through which I have been preparing for pastoral ministry. As I look towards the future, I am more confident in its possibilities because the horizons of my perception have expanded greatly.