I am excited to share that there is a new volunteer joining the Alianza team in the DR! Madeline will be helping to develop the safehouse and pre-school program, and will most likely be writing posts for this blog very soon as well! Here is the bio that she sent me about herself. Welcome to the team Madeline!!
Hello. My name is Madeline Cramer, and I am more than excited
to be a part of this community starting in September! I know that this
is going to be quite a journey for me, and I cannot wait to see what God
has in store both for me and the many people that I will meet! First
off, I'm eighteen. I'm from a small, college town in rural Indiana and
have just graduated from high school. I currently live at home with my
parents, my younger brother, my dog and my four cats, and although I
love traveling and desire to learn about the world first-hand, I'm
pretty partial to my roots and my community which includes all of my
family, friends, neighbors and my church. This passion for my home
(along with family friends) allowed me to become involved with a local,
small-scale, sustainable farm in my home town where I've spent the past
six summers learning about how small communities like my own can support
and sustain each other agriculturally. I have also had a long-time
passion for ending the sex trade and eventually want to combine a
sustainable farm of my own, in a neighboring town, with a ministry
focusing on women who have just come out of prostitution. My other
hobbies and interests include writing, reading, drawing, listening to
music, long-distance running, learning about philosophy, spending time
with family and friends, spending time with animals and being outside as
much as possible!
