It is memories like these that stay with the volunteers. The Rev. Goodwin said volunteers in mission like Ms. Cook have the right attitude. This summer, Katherine Cook will be returning to Brazil for a year. She will live and work at the community center, People's Central, in Rio de Janeiro, teaching art in the children's program and helping out wherever needed. Her church, First United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, will fund her travel expenses.
Volunteers usually pay for their own transportation, food, lodging, and materials.
And, perhaps, what is being built with the Volunteers in Mission program is more than walls and buildings. We build the church through relationships with each other. That is more long-lasting. Every day your focus is on Christ. You're focused on God and on God's work.