Dear, Friends and Family,
I hope you are all doing well. I know this may come as a great shock to many, but I write to share that I have decided to leave the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and will be returning home next week. I have decided to make this life decision after a period of discernment with program staff, community-mates, family and my own personal reflection after getting to know the program better since committing to it March of last year. I have chosen to return home for a number of reasons, including how different my experience has been than my expectations as well as some personal reasons. I hope to have more conversations in-person or online and want to thank everyone who has supported me in choosing the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and who continue to support me in this transition out of the program. I also want to especially address donors who have financially supported me in my fundraising campaign and want to share that a majority of the funds raised have supported me in these last four months and the remaining amount will support other Jesuit Volunteers in advancing the program's vision and mission. I have tried to be as intentional as possible about this discernment process and hope to continue to live out the program's values of simple living, social justice, spirituality, and community in new ways.
I ask for your understanding, thoughts and prayers as I change course onto a new path and look to future job and school opportunities.
Sincerely,
Alex
Alex
