My name is Hannah Eisaman and I’m 20 years old. I am from Fredonia, New York though I am currently living in Holland, MI where I’m attending Hope College and I love it. I’m planning on majoring in Social Work with a potential minor in Ministry. From there I hope to continue traveling abroad to help out developing countries.

What really got me fired up for missions was a trip to Tijuana, Mexico that I went on this past summer. There the main message was that as Christians we are either called to go or to send. Seeing as I’ve always been a doer, I knew I was supposed to go. I had heard this message before, but this was the first time in my life that I was actually able to go, and there was really nothing stopping me. The verses that stuck with me were Matthew 9:37& 38 and they say, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.� There are plenty of people out in the world who need help, but not enough people to help. Another quote that I head on this trip was one by John Keith Falconer and he said, “I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it in a land filled with darkness that in a world flooded with light.� I know that I’ve been given so many advantages in my life that not many people have been given, and I feel it is my duty to go to those people to help.

God has blessed me with the best family and friends I could ask for, and in turn given me the best support team I could ever need. I love being outside and I love the sun and I absolutely love laughing. I tend to talk a lot and always seem to have something to say. I sponsor a boy from Nicaragua and it is because of him that I picked this country. I'm so excited to go to Nicaragua and I'm praying for you all that we're prepared for two amazing months!