By Samantha Kodikara I arrived at Koinonia Farm on February 4th on a drizzly, cloudy day. We almost missed the turn, as the signage was rather small and nondescript. However, as we pulled into the roundabout in front of the Welcome Center, it was clear we had arrived at a living, breathing farm. I was … Continue reading
Category Archives: Student.Go
Experiencing God through Student.Church
By Elizabeth Batuka, Student.Church Intern As I reflect on my experience this semester, I am reminded of the instance where Jesus is presented with five loaves and two fish and he multiplies them to feed the starving multitude. This is one of the miracles recorded in all the gospels. I sometimes wonder whether this miracle … Continue reading
My life changed when I met Anna
By Missy Ward-Angalla My life changed when I met Anna. It was one month into my Student.Go assignment working with Refuge and Hope in Uganda, teaching ESL. Anna was an 18-year-old Rwandese refugee who had just arrived. She didn’t speak any English. I saw her several times a week for the next month as she … Continue reading
Touching Miami with Love from a Distance
By Ben Brown In the fall of 2020, Sara Hallam served as the Social Media and Spiritual Development Intern with Touching Miami with Love (TML) through CBF’s student missions initiative Student.Go. In this role, she created a Creation Care Bible Study curriculum for TML students and served as the social media manager during Give Miami … Continue reading
How Can I Make a Difference?
By Olivia Haynes Ansari Hello! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Olivia. I’m a Virginia girl who has been living in Austria for over 2 years working with a Baptist church. This fall, I was given an internship in advocacy for Freedom of Religion and Belief for refugees in Austria through Student.Go. This isn’t … Continue reading
Kutana Kenya 2018
CBF’s creation stewardship immersion experience in Kenya will be taking place again this summer! Young Baptists are invited to participate in this 17-day mission immersion experience in a cross-cultural setting in one of the most ecologically diverse environments on earth. From May 20 to June 7, participants will encounter and engage people, places and Global … Continue reading
Student.Go-er reflects on ministering with Karen internationals in Oakland, Calif.
This post is by Chelsie “Buffy” Buffington, Student.Go summer missionary working with Karen internationals in Oakland, CA Summer 2013 “And I could hold on, I could hold on to who I am and never let You change me from the inside. And I could be safe, I could be safe here in Your arms and … Continue reading
Student.Go – Words from the World 2013 – Ashleigh Bugg
This summer, college and graduate students served in 18 locations around the world through CBF’s Student.Go program. This fall, Student.Go-ers will be at work in 8 locations. This is the first in a series of blogs from these students. Ashleigh Bugg served this summer with refugee families in Fort Worth, Texas. She worked alongside CBF field personnel … Continue reading
Student.Go – Words from the World – Clair Kermitz
This past year, Student.Go personnel served in more than 25 locations around the world. McAfee School of Theology student, Clair Kermitz, spent 8 months serving with The Well at Springfield – a new church start in urban Jacksonville, FL. Uncomfortable. Yes, uncomfortable. It is a word and a feeling most of us try to escape. … Continue reading
Student.Go – Words from the World – Brooke Gerber
This past summer, Student.Go personnel served in 19 locations around the world. University of Georgia graduate student, Brooke Gerber, lived and served with Together for Hope in Helena, Arkansas. My summer serving with Together for Hope Arkansas in the Delta was great. I met some amazing people who are committed to seeing their community … Continue reading