Intern Stories

  • Amey Victoria Adkins, an Intern from Johnson Intern Program
    Service is trendy. It is a good thing to serve others, and really, it’s all the rave. Celebrities link their names and faces with charities. College graduates look away from well-paid opportunities, at least for while, to serve I programs like Teach for America, or the Johnson Intern ... read more

  • Bethany Ulrich, an Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    I didn't mean to disrespect the California Assemblyman. But how was I supposed to know what he looked like? It was one of my first days as an intern at Community Health Councils and I already was not feeling so hot about how useful or meaningful I would be in completing ... read more

  • Bryce Fisher, an Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    "Then they stuck this huge needle into my liver and filled three liter containers with poison that was inside of me. The doctor told me, 'You're lucky to be alive. If you drink again, you're gonna die.' And there were all these other people, lying there in the other beds around ... read more

  • Caitlin Frazier, an Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    When I confirmed for my year as an Episcopal Urban Intern, I knew I would have some new experiences. But I had no idea how formative those new experiences would be. As I begin to reflect on EUIP, I can look back and see major changes in my life. They include: ... read more

  • Claire Atkins, an Intern from Resurrection House
    Hi! My name is Claire Atkins and I am a member of the 2012-2013 class of Resurrection House in Omaha, NE. I have been blessed to serve for the past four months at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Omaha and at Voices for Children; a ... read more

  • An Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    EUIP really did change my life. Working with homeless people on LA's skid row opened my eyes to how much need exists right here in the US. I was already a Christian when I came to the program--but EUIP shaped the kind of Christian I want to be. ... read more

  • Jessie Moore, an Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    "I wish I was a snowball," said 8-year-old Jose dreamily, "so I could go rolling down that hill." He then proceeded to demonstrate just what that would look like, though fortunately on a much smaller hill then the one he had first indicated. While I was smiling on the inside, I ... read more

  • Katie Thompson, an Intern from Johnson Intern Program
    One recent Wednesday morning I received an email from Susan with the subject line: write? She requested that I contribute to this year-end booklet, expressing, “…the idea is to write about what you have taken from your year here into your life outside the program.” I systematically considered aspects from the ... read more

  • Kristin Saylor, an Intern from New York Intern Program
    It’s two o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon. I’ve been up since six, and already I’ve taken three forms of public transit to get to my workplace in Port Newark, New Jersey, climbed the gangways of four container ships, had coffee and philosophical discussion with an Indian sea captain, driven a group ... read more

  • Sara Palmer, an Intern from Episcopal Urban Intern Program
    Though I knew that I would learn a lot during my year in EUIP, I did not expect that it would affect me as much as it has. My placement this year is at the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic, an agency that works with emotionally and mentally handicapped children in ... read more

  • Stephen Nobles, an Intern from Johnson Intern Program
    I was first told about the JIP last September by a good friend of mine, who is also a past JIP intern, Daniel Cenci. Daniel was a parish intern at my church and we became good friends. He is going into the Episcopal priesthood, as I also want to do, and ... read more

  • Will Owen, an Intern from Johnson Intern Program
    I chose to take a second year as a Johnson Intern for the same reasons that I pursued a first year: I couldn’t not do so. Taken from the range of possibilities, both choices seemed unlikely. In the first case, I was coming from an elite college in New England. What ... read more