This summer, a group of 13 students will be making a once in a lifetime journey.  They will be visiting 6 countries where they will both see and participate in projects with CBF field personnel that directly address the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)  www.endpoverty2015.org .  They will begin their trip in DC where they will meet with representatives from the ONE campaign, Bread for the World, Baptist World Aid, CBF and others.  These sessions will help to inform the students about the MDGs and prepare them for what they will experience.  They will then travel to Romania, Ethiopia, Uganda, New York City, Haiti and Mexico City, spending between 5 and 13 days in each location experiencing first hand the needs that the MDGs address as well as the efforts that are underway to achieve these goals. 

After returning home – the students will each make a proposal of what they will do in their community or on their campus to help raise awareness and advocacy for the MDGs, as well as how individuals, groups and churchs can partner with CBF to help address these issues globally.  This project’s purpose is to create 13 passionate advocates for the MDGs who then will exponentially increase awareness and action all over the country through the projects they start when they return to their homes and campuses.

We are very excited about this unique project and the students who have commited to take this 50 day trip ~ which will only be the beginning of a lifelong journey.  They will be able to see first hand how they can act on behalf of the poor, the voiceless, the oppressed – just as God has commanded us to do.  They will experience how the body of Christ can and should be at the forefront of addressing these great needs that our world has identified. And they can spread that truth to others when they return. 

Please pray for these students and those who will lead them.  They are each currently seeking to raise money to support this project.  Also keep your eyes on this blog site, as the team will be blogging about their travels and experiences all summer.  You will be able to read about what they are experiencing as it happens!

Student.Go MDG Special Project Team 2008

Carson Foushee – McAfee School of Divinity – Fall 2008

Mary Beth Gilbert – Samford University

Jacob Kendall – Huntingdon University

Emily Morrow – Trinity University fall 2008

Nina Peppers – Judson College

Caitlin Sandley – Auburn University

Jacob Smith – Auburn University

Fran Stafford – Univ. of AL – Birmingham Medical School

Rosie Stafford – Auburn University

Caleb Tankersly – SE Missouri University

Karen Taylor –Christopher White Divinity School, Gardner-Webb University

Meredith Wilkinson – Gordon College

Jennifer Wilmore – Samford University 2007 grad – Bread for the World intern 07-08