Two graduates of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School are participating in the Goshen College Study-Service Term (SST) in Peru during this summer, along with 19 other students. Goshen established an SST unit there in 2005.
Ingrid Derstine, daughter of Daryl and Julie Derstine of Blooming Glen, is a junior majoring in art. She is a 2007 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and attends Blooming Glen Mennonite Church.
Eliza Hochstetler, daughter of Kenneth and Susan Hochstetler of Souderton, is a junior majoring in elementary education/special education. She is a 2007 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and attends Blooming Glen Mennonite Church.
The students left for Peru on April 28 and will return to the United States on July 27.
Jerrell and Jane Ross Richer, along with their children Sierra, Naomi, Teresa and Jordan, are leading the unit. Jerrell is associate professor of economics at Goshen College.