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Fabian

Class of 2015

Discipleship and Community Organizing Apprentice in Middle East

Track: Compassion - Justice track

Region: Middle East

The professional pilgrim, that's who I am. Traveling is a big part of what defines me both because I have traveled much and because I continue to seek the experience.

I grew up cross-culturally between the United States and Argentina due to my parent's call to work overseas and I haven't been able to stay in one country since. During my college years at Baylor I did my best to learn experientially through the university's study abroad programs. I lived in Belo Horizonte, Brazil for a year; spent a semester in Istanbul, Turkey; and spent one summer in both Rwanda and China.

Today I find myself called to do my father's work. I have traveled and have seen the need. I have met the giver of all good gifts and been asked to give.

Traffic Safety

By on October 28, 2016 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Middle East

On the more light-hearted side of things these past few months, as some friends and I were moving about the city we ran across this unique approach to traffic safety. When you're a bike you have to make sure people are looking out for you some way or another. Read more >>

M Has Chosen to Follow Jesus

By on September 15, 2016 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Middle East

To start from the very begging and give a quick recap I met M during my first week in country almost one year ago. Our team leader had sent us interns out on a neighborhood scavenger hunt to get used to the lay of the land. At the cellphone shop where we were struggling to communicate that we wanted a pre-charge phone card, M came up to us and, in near perfect english, asked if we need any help. We did need help and we've been privileged to have M's help this past year in everything from calling locals on the phone to helping us run errands and moving the girls to new… Read more >>

A Season of Newness

By on September 6, 2016 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Middle East

This past month I was able to travel to London for the wedding of a close childhood friend and I could not have been more blessed. I spent the week before the wedding with him and his family speaking Spanish and English and enjoying not only the ease of communication I had with the people around me but the abundance of greenery and blackberries (ripe and free for the picking). The biggest news might be just that but it gets better. After spending approximately half the week with my friend and half with his younger sister I'm happy to share that she and I are now dating. I do ask that… Read more >>

Growth

By on August 8, 2016 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Middle East

Reflection has been a key part of this last month and boy was it necessary. I thank you all for keeping me in your prayers as I went through what was hopefully the roughest part of culture shock and new-country adaptation. This past month we had some staff from our company join us to work alongside the three inters and we analyzed our spiritual giftings. I was first off blessed by hosting one of the staff and getting the company of a guy my age that spoke my language (both culturally and linguistically). It was nice to have him around as well as practice being a tour… Read more >>

Hope (and Hopelessness)

By on July 29, 2016 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Middle East

As much as I've enjoyed time with friends this past month of Ramadan it's also probably been my lowest month since being here. In retrospect it's a combination of many factors, the principle of which is focusing on the wrong things. I've seriously failed to look for and see how and where God is working around me choosing instead to focus on the negative things. There is no lack of negative things but one of the predominant struggles of being here is the sense of hopelessness. I struggle to communicate how much hopelessness wears you down but its the consistency of it… Read more >>

Fabian - Middle East Updates