Our 2023 Scholars serving in Europe
Be sure to see how our scholar alumni are utilizing their Wheaton training in Europe and the Middle East.
Mariah Gascho
Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership
Adolph & Emma Hermann Scholar
Mariah was born on the mission field and intends to return with practical skills to help her “love people [practically] while sharing the hope and love of Christ”. She obtained her environmental science B.S. degree at Wheaton and is currently doing environmental remediation in Hawaii while she works on her Wheaton master’s degree. She envisions initially working with GEM in Europe with the college student internship program while gaining experience and eventually helping with refugee response or other environmental /disaster relief efforts.
Tetiana (Tanya) Levchuk
Ukraine - Outdoor & Adventure Leadership
Clarence & Elizabeth Wyngarden Scholar, Benjamin Allen Peays Award
Tanya fled her country when war broke out in February 2022. She testifies to the Lord’s faithfulness and goodness that allowed her to find refuge in the U.S. and at HoneyRock. From tent camping in the woods to work with the Association of Christian Camps and Conference Centers-Ukraine, Tanya develops and teaches courses for counselor and program leaders; this work is expected to expand to four additional countries after her Wheaton education
Wilhelmi
na (Willemien) Neeltje Elisabeth van Schothorst
Netherlands to Albania - Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership
Thomas B., Jr. & Carrie E. Wessner Scholar
Willemien comes to Wheaton to “build a more theoretical and advanced background in leadership for her current position and responsibilities.” Those responsibilities are quite diverse: capacity building with three church plants, coordinating a translation/publication program, and directing legal and financial matters for the mission.
...and the Middle East
U.B.
Mongolia to Afghanistan - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
James R. Graham, Jr. Scholar, William & Loretta Gaunt Fund
U.B. is a medical missionary with the Mongolia Mission Center to Afghanistan, especially the Hazara people. “When there is war, there is no peace, no prosperity, no perspective for long term and people suffer to unexplainable depths.” She trusts this degree will help her care for fellow Mongolian missionaries and one day return to Afghanistan where the “scale of suffering …is difficult to fathom.”