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  • About VIDES
    • Our Mission
    • Foundations
    • Advisory Board
  • Our Stories
    • Meet our Current Volunteers
    • Volunteer Blog
  • Missions / Projects
    • Mission Sites >
      • Africa >
        • Sudan
      • Americas
      • Asia
      • Europe
      • Oceania
    • Sudan
    • Kenya
  • Join
    • Become a Volunteer
  • Donate

Called to Serve

VIDES volunteers form a very talented group of people and no two are alike - each volunteer brings something wonderful and unique to mission with them. VIDES embraces this gift of individuality and strives, not only to find good placements where the volunteer will be able to express those talents, but also tries to foster the character and talents of each person.

We ask our volunteers to "think outside the box", to be creative and innovative in the field as they work to integrate themselves into the community and strive to create change in our world.

Meet our Current Volunteers

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Nancy (Medellin, Colombia) 
​​Nancy is from Bay City, Texas and graduated in 2019 from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Communication and a concentration in Journalism/PR. This May, she graduated from the University of Dallas with a Masters in Psychology. Before pursuing her Masters, she worked as the Communications Senior Representative for an oil and gas pipe manufacturing company. Nancy plans on volunteering in Medellin, Colombia this summer. She enjoys dancing and has a love for reading and writing.
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Jasmin (Peten, Guatemala) 
​Jasmin is from Colorado and graduated in 2021 with a degree in Neuroscience from Colorado State University and in 2024 with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been working as a Speech Language Pathologist in the Denver Public Schools since then. Jasmin will be going on mission to Peten, Guatemala this summer. She enjoys playing volleyball and the ukulele, baking and singing.
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Gabrielle (Egypt) 
​Gabrielle is from North Carolina and has a Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Microbiology and graduated this May with her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina. Gabrielle will be volunteering with our Sisters in Egypt for one year. She enjoys being in nature, hiking, playing sports, grilling, riding roller coasters, and reading spiritual books.
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Tatum (Puerto Rico) 
Tatum is from Troup, Texas and graduated with a degree in Biology from Texas A&M University in May 2023. She volunteered with a different organization in Honduras for 6 months as a middle school teacher and would like to go on mission again to Puerto Rico. Tatum enjoys playing music, singing, and embroidery.

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Lydian (Vietnam) 
​​Lydian is from Laredo, TX and just graduated from Texas A&M International University with a degree in Psychology. She will begin teaching religion at Mary Help of Christians School in Laredo this fall. Lydian hopes to go on mission in Latin America next summer. She enjoys playing the piano, reading, writing, dancing, and traveling.

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Gloria (South America) 
Gloria is from Massachusetts and has been in the publishing industry for many years. She is currently the Vice President of the Religion curriculum for Sadlier. She has a Masters in History from Fordham University. Gloria is interested in volunteering in the Philippines or South America. She enjoys gardening, hiking, reading, and baking.
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Elise (Mexico) 
​Elise is from Helotes, Texas and graduated from the University of Dallas with a degree in Biochemistry in 2024. She has been working as a medical scribe in preparation for going back to school to become a Physician's Assistant. She plans to serve with our Sisters in Saltillo, Mexico in the fall. Elise enjoys baking, cooking, playing soccer, and reading.
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Blanca (Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras) 
​Blanca currently lives in Copenhagen but grew up in Spain and the United States. She graduated with a degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 2024 and currently works for AGC Biologics. Blanca enjoys traveling, running, reading, bouldering, knitting, and salsa dancing. She will be volunteering for 6 months at a boarding school in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras.

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Sarah (Oaxaca, Mexico) 
Sarah is from San Antonio and graduated from Tarleton State University in 2019 with a degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. She has been working for the Texas Highway Patrol for four years and plans to take a few months off to go on mission to a Spanish speaking country. Sarah enjoys camping, hiking, and spending time with people.
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Isabel (Taiwan and the Philippines)
Isabel is from Chicago and graduated from Notre Dame in 2019 with a degree in Marketing and Chinese. She has been using her Marketing degree since graduation and desires to take a year off to do volunteer service. She plans to spend half the year in the Philippines and the second half in Taiwan. Isabel enjoys singing, playing the piano and drawing.
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​Marylynn (Colombia)

​Marylynn is from San Antonio and just graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Radio-TV-Film and Corporate Communication. She loves to play sports, sing mariachi music, go to concerts, travel, and learn new languages. Marylynn plans to volunteer with our sisters in Colombia for 3 months this fall.
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Vy (Vietnam)
​Vy is from Cordova, TN and just graduated from the University of TN with a BS in Neuroscience and a BA in Psychology. She has experience in healthcare and plans to go to medical school. Vy enjoys drawing, painting, playing the flute, photography, and volunteering with the youth at church. She will be serving with our sisters in Vietnam for 2
months starting in August.
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Jacqui (Hong Kong)
Jacqui is from Dumfries, VA and just graduated from Elon University with a degree in Journalism and International and Global Studies. She focused on Asian Studies and will be spending a year with our sisters in Hong Kong helping teach English. Jacqui enjoys singing, writing poetry, doing improv, photography and doing video editing.
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Maria (Vietnam)
Maria is from Memphis, TN and just graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in Psychology. She has worked in parish youth ministry and with the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement for several years. Maria enjoys playing the piano, drawing, and painting. She will be volunteering with our sisters in Vietnam for 3 months starting in August.
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Alexa (Switzerland) 
​Alexa is from San Antonio and just graduated with a degree in International Relations from Austin College in Sherman, TX. She speaks Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese and plans on doing the internship at the VIDES office at the United Nations in January 2026. Alexa enjoys painting, crocheting, sewing, and cooking.
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Ines (Florida, Canada, New Jersey) 
Ines is from New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers in 2024 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Social Justice. She has experience in the healthcare field and has also been involved with the youth group at her parish the past ten years. She will be spending the spring semester at Villa Madonna School in Tampa, FL. Ines enjoys learning languages, playing sports, photography, and dancing.
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​Leslie (UN, Geneva, Switzerland)
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Leslie is from Buckeye, AZ and graduated from Grand Canyon University with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing in 2024. She has experience tutoring and nannying and hopes to use those skills as she works with young people on mission. She plans to do the internship at the United Nations in Geneva and then go to Mexico. Leslie enjoys singing and photography.
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Melanie (Colombia and UN)
Melanie is from Los Angeles, CA and graduated from UC Davis in 2019 with a degree in Design. She has recently been working as a social media coordinator. Melanie enjoys journaling, being a decaf coffee connoisseur, running, and she is passionate about service. She hopes to go to a
country in South America for her mission.
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Nia (Samoa)
​Nia is from Humble, TX and just graduated from Howard University with a BS in Chemistry. She already has several years of experience in the healthcare field and plans on going to medical school after her time on mission. Nia enjoys playing soccer, playing the flute and painting. She will be working with our Sisters in Samoa for 3 months
starting in August.
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​Katelyn (India)

​Katelyn grew up in Dubai and recently graduated from the University of Texas in Dallas with a BS in Finance. She is very interested in promoting financial literacy, especially for women. Katelyn enjoys photography, sports, singing, dancing, and reading. She will be volunteering with our sisters in India for 3 months this fall.
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Jacinda ( Philippines)
Jacinda is from Nebraska and currently lives in Wyoming where she just completed her first year of college. She has been on a few short term mission trips in the US and because of those, desires to take a gap year and do an international mission. Jacinda enjoys painting and drawing and doing outdoors activities like hiking and fishing. She plans to spend a year on mission in Africa or Asia.

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“Each Christian and every community must discern the path that the Lord points out, but all of us are asked to obey his call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the ‘peripheries’ in need of the light of the Gospel.”     - Pope Francis
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