Donor profile: Mbuu

A personal story:

We graduated from Messiah College in 1999 and are fortunate to live and work in the Harrisburg area. As a result of our close proximity to Messiah, we have had opportunities to interact with other individuals in the community who currently work at the College or are fellow alumni. Through several of these interactions, we learned of Messiah’s desire to enhance its diverse learning community.

Upon reflection of our experiences at Messiah, we realized that many of the blessings we have received – such as a stronger faith, meaningful friendships and careers we are passionate about – were built as a result of our undergraduate journey at Messiah. There were many individuals who touched our lives in a positive way, including faculty, co-curricular leaders and work-study supervisors.

Providing access to a great educational experience to international students was an idea that was placed on our hearts. This idea inspired us to collaborate with Ryan ’03 and Twila ’03 (Jones) Glenn, Chilobe ’99 and Megan Kalambo, David ’88 and Bonnie ’90 (Rapp) Millary, and Anthony ’06 and Jessica ’08 (Debrah) Thomas to lead the fundraising efforts establishing the International Student Scholarship Endowment. We are proud that we were able to partner with other donors, including the Messiah College Board of Trustees endowment matching challenge initiative, to make this scholarship a reality for future Messiah students.

As Messiah continues to grow in a variety of areas, we are excited that future international students will continue to have an opportunity to attend Messiah, participate in its learning community and graduate with the tools necessary to be a Christian leader and serve the Lord around the world.