It's the start of my second semester at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. My vision for my career future shifts and settles constantly but I do know that I still want to work for the less fortunate. I want to ensure that they have a better quality of life, the best quality of life possible. I love my school. It's a place where people who are passionate about the things I'm passionate about come together to learn and to teach. Already my worldview and my vision has expanded from what I've learned in and outside of the classrooms of Rollins. I really want my career to be about ministry and that's not necessarily something I'm going to learn about at school. That's a matter of prayer. I need God to integrate my career and ministry so that they are irreversibly intertwined. I trust God will do that. That's a prayer I'm confident He wants to answer.
     I'm currently working on/praying about a summer practicum with Cleveland Clinic. They have excellent medical facilities, provide excellent healthcare, and are also really interested in outreach. I love that. There's a project they've recently started working on that would focus on getting the residents of one of the lower income communities that one of Cleveland Clinic's hospitals is located in to come in for cancer screenings earlier. Most people who come into that hospital and are diagnosed with cancer are found to be at stages 3 or 4. At that point, there isn't much healthcare professionals can do for them. So, they're working on ameliorating that problem. That's right up my alley. That's the kind of stuff I want to get into. This would be a great opportunity for me! All that stands between me and that internship/practicum is funding.
     I'll be back to let you know what happens! I'm off to do schoolwork...yay.