Rissa has been appointed to serve as the Volunteer Coordinator at Agape Home, an orphanage in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Agape Home hosts volunteers and teams from all over the world who come to join the Thai staff in serving the children of the surrounding communities who live at this residential school.

With Agape Home Director, Avis Rideout, Rissa will provide onboarding and training for new volunteers, support them as they engage in their roles as caregivers, and assist them in cross-cultural learning and engagement. Rissa has served previously at Agape Home.

Rissa is a member of Greenmonte Fellowship in Stuarts Draft, Va., which is supporting and sending her.