Daniel Birch - Step 2027

Daniel Birch - Step 2027

Hello, I’m Daniel!

I am really looking forward to doing the Spring Step programme with Latin Link in about five months’ time. I am really excited to delve deeper into my faith, meet lots of new people and see where this experience takes me.

I have decided to go to Latin America with Latin Link for two main reasons. Firstly, I would like to contribute to the churches and their work there through the skills and the experiences that I have developed here in the UK. Also, I would love to share my faith and my testimony with others there and to see what God does with me there through that.

I expect to be doing a range of activities from organising and helping with sports and games to evangelism to doing youth and children’s ministry. However, I do not know yet where me and the rest of the team will be sent to in Latin America.

For me, doing the Spring Step programme with Latin Link builds on what I have done before locally. For example, from helping in the holiday club at my local church to being a part of the team at a Christian Youth festival last summer, I am looking forward to develop my experience and knowledge in relation to children’s work and children and youth ministry through this experience. Furthermore, I am continuing to practice my Spanish (which I did as an A level) and starting to learn Brazilian Portuguese, in order to be prepared for whichever country that me and the rest of the team are sent to. Also, in recent years, I have volunteered at a range of different places from helping as a leader at Scouts to helping in my local community café, which has taught me how to be a hard working, kind and resilient member of a team, which I am excited to bring to my team. Finally, I am currently working part-time in order to earn a bit of money to contribute towards partaking in this amazing opportunity!!

I would be very grateful for any support that you can offer, whether that be spiritual or financial.

Thank you!