Vallen Cook of Grand Portage, a sophomore at Northwestern College, is getting first-hand experience in ministry and community development through a summer internship program. Funded in part by a grant from the Lily Endowment, the program places students in a variety of ministry contexts, where the interns work with and learn from mentors.
Cook is majoring in Christian education and youth ministry, and will serve at Mission Waco in Waco, Texas. In all, six Northwestern students are serving Reformed churches in Iowa, New Jersey and Washington; an independent church in Texas; and a consortium of Christian reformed churches in Minnesota. Another nine are at one of seven Christian Community Development Association ministries.
Northwestern College is a Christian college of more than 1,200 students in Orange City, Iowa.
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