Returned Missionary founds International Charity (Choice Humanitarian)
Deseret News 26Sep99 N4
By Kathryn Clayton: Deseret News travel editor

Although they come from throughout the United States, the majority of volunteers are from Utah. They represent a variety of skills, ages and religions, participating as individuals, couples, and even as families. One participant, Rebecca Cowden, of Salt Lake City, said people feel they're serving their fellow man the way God wants them to. The article relates many experiences that volunteers have had working for the organization.

Many are impressed with the impact the program has on American teenagers. Youth, in particular, are moved to tears when they participate in these projects and realize what they have. Young people often have a change of heart about how they deal with their siblings, their parents and peers; some even change their career paths to do something more beneficial to humanity."

Evans is also the founder of the Humanitarian Foundation of the Andes another Salt Lake-based organization that arranges for volunteers to work on projects in other countries. It specializes in projects in Peru, particularly the Sacred Valley of the Incas, one of the poorest areas of the world.

The following trips still have space for volunteers. Call Choice Humanitarian at 801-474-1937 for more information. The deadline for the Christmas holiday trips is Oct. 17: Senahu, Guatemala, Dec. 25-Jan. 5; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Dec. 20-Jan. 4; Gudalur, Tamil Nadu, India, Feb. 12-28.

Volunteers heading to Peru in November
Deseret News 26Sep99 N4
By Kathryn Clayton: Deseret News travel editor
S.L. group plans to build a church in Third World nation

and Choice Humanitarian gala in October
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and Upcoming Choice expeditions
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