We at MW USA are so excited to welcome our new International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) intern, Monica Raharjo! The IVEP program, run by Mennonite Central Committee, connects volunteers from all over the world with agencies in North America. Monica was meant to join us last year, but the program was delayed due to COVID-19. She will be based in Elkhart so she can be near Cyneatha, and has an office at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

Here is a short introduction that Monica wrote for you:

"My name is Monica Raharjo. I'm from Semarang, the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. Indonesia has many islands, about 17,000, and the five largest islands are Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and Papua. Most people know of Bali island, famous for beaches and tourist destinations; but they don’t know that Bali is only one part of Indonesia. Indonesia also has many islands that are no less beautiful than Bali; like Karimunjawa, Nusa Lembongan, Belitung, and many more.
 
I graduated from UNIKA Soegijapranata, majoring in Visual Communication Design. After graduation, I applied for the MCC YAMEN-IVEP Program. While I waiting for the program to begin, I worked for my local church full-time doing multimedia work for them. I’m really excited to be part of MW USA."

Monica will be helping us with creating for our social media, filming and editing promotional videos, and building a revamped website. Stay tuned to see more from her!