2021-2022 AMI Interns

Alexander Wong

Church: Kairos Christian Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Alexander Wong was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in a Chinese Christian church and household. However, after a traumatic incident that led to the death of his father at an early age, Alexander had left the church and wouldn’t return for another 10 years. He studied for a career in Clinical Psychology dedicated to researching brain trauma and lesion. He pondered the inherent life-long responsibility as a Christ-follower to spread the gospel. He viewed the AMI 1-Year mission trip as the best opportunity for him to take part in the ministry of God’s kingdom across the world.

Brandon Yip

Church: Symphony Church
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Brandon Yip is originally from Holmdel, NJ and graduated from Northeastern University with a B.S. in Nursing. For the past couple of years, he has worked as a Registered Nurse in a Cardiac Surgical ICU at a hospital in Boston. He loves running, hiking in the mountains, nature photography, and cooking for friends. After going on a short-term missions trip in 2019 to Guatemala, Brandon felt a strong conviction from God to commit to one-year missions. He is grateful to partake in God’s missional work in empowering others to pursue after God’s own heart.

Chris Jun

Church: Kairos Christian Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Chris Jun is a recent graduate from UCSD class of 2021 and studied aerospace engineering. He is originally from Orange County. He enjoys playing games or grabbing a meal with friends, playing guitar, and reading. He is grateful for the opportunities in his local church and in the 1-year internship through this internship he hopes to experience more of God: His goodness, His power, and His heart for the nations and the lost. Chris hopes this internship will guide him as he continues to strive to live for the glory of God in post-grad life.

Donald Liang

Church: Kairos Christian Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Donald Liang is a 4th year student graduating from UC San Diego with a degree in music composition. Originally from the Bay Area, Donald enjoys listening to music, playing video games with friends, and going on hikes and runs. A key reason why he enjoys serving in the church is the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with others. He chose to go on AMI one year missions because of the desire God placed on his heart to witness to people of all nations.

Grace Cho

Church: Grace Covenant Church
Location: Over the Rhine, Ohio

Grace Cho grew up in Seattle, Washington and left her home to study nursing at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. After graduating in 2019, she worked in clinical research at a children’s hospital for ~2 years before she felt the calling to give God a year of her time, energy and resources. Grace enjoys the simple things in life (leisure walks, home-cooked food, rainy days) and is super excited to see how the Lord is living & speaking to His people in unfamiliar places.

Hannah Chiang

Church: Tapestry LA Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Hannah Chiang is originally from Fullerton, California and graduating from USC this May with a BA in Communications. While at USC, she served at Tapestry LA and USC Kristos Campus Missions (KCM) combining her interests in graphic design, photography, and videography with her desire to serve in college. Serving not only provided her with a close community but also the opportunities to learn more about who God is and seek His face beyond Sunday mornings.

As a senior anxious about the future and wanting more direction, Hannah began praying for God to tell her where to go next after graduating from USC. Through prayer, God asked her to be obedient in applying for this AMI internship—and here she is now! An entire year serving God in missions is daunting, but she is praying that He will constantly remind her of His sovereignty while she is abroad.

Isabelle Kwok

Church: Kairos Christian Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Isabelle Kwok is a senior studying History and Political Science at San Diego State University. She was born and raised in Diamond Bar, California, and grew up there alongside her younger brother. She is passionate about coffee, nonfiction, cooking, LA sports teams, and indie R&B. Her heart for missions comes from a deep desire to know, grow, and share His hope with those who have yet to experience it. She is excited to join in on what God is doing around the world and serve Him in faith.

Seren Riggs-Davis

Church: Symphony Church
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Seren Riggs-Davis hails from Mesa, Arizona, and will graduate from Wellesley College in June where she studied English and computer science. When she’s not spending hours talking on the phone, she loves to write, try new places to eat in Boston, and watch romantic comedies! Seren loves drawing near to Jesus through prayer and worship, and helping others to do the same. In April 2020, she felt God challenging her to give a year after graduation wholeheartedly devoted to Him, which led her to apply to 1-year. She is so excited to serve God and make His name known in Taipei!

Theodore Lee

Church: Tapestry LA Church
Location: Coban, Guatemala

Teddy Lee was born and raised in San Diego, and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. In his free time, he enjoys listening to and creating music, as well as playing a variety of sports. Teddy finds joy in serving the Lord because it gives him the chance to connect with others and share Christ’s love. He has chosen to go on the AMI 1 year internship as an act of obedience to the Great Commission, and to give him the experience and understanding of what being missional is.