SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two volunteers have joined Mennonite Friendship Communities from overseas as a part of the International Visitor Exchange Program.

Febri Cahya Kristiani, of Indonesia, is helping in pastoral care and life enhancement, while Kallyne Araujo Silva, of Brazil, is helping in dietary. They are two of 60 who traveled to the United States or Canada for the IVEP through the Mennonite Central Committee. Both will be at MFC for nearly a year.

While in Reno County, the girls will stay with host families and enjoy what the country has to offer. Kristiani also will work in children’s ministry at Journey Mennonite Church.

Kristiani, 20, lives with her parents. Her father is a farmer and her mother is a housewife. She attends Bible college. At church, she teaches Sunday school and enjoys being involved with children, is a greeter and is on the journalism team. Mentors and pastors have been very influential in Febri’s faith life and she wants to do the same for others.

Silva, 20, lives with her parents and younger brother. Her father was a Mennonite pastor and both parents are involved in counseling ministry. At church, she is involved in working with children and youth activities. She studies hospitality management with an emphasis on food and nutrition. She also is a tour guide in a museum, where she speaks English and Portugese.

Read more about the program here: https://mcc.org/get-involved/serve/volunteer/ivep.