2022-2023 AMI Interns

Claire Lee

Claire Lee was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up in Dallas, Texas. When she moved to Georgia as a fourteen-year old, Claire experienced God’s all-encompassing heart for the nations through her local church and felt a deep desire to be a part of what God is doing all over the world. This led her to study International Studies and Music Performance in cello at Emory where she would steward her time and gifts for God’s kingdom purposes—and ultimately, to serve in AMI 1-Year missions. Claire enjoys reading autobiographies, journaling, drawing, and running on unexplored trails, and she is so excited to experience the depth of God’s love in and through her in the next season of her life.

Elisa Noh

Elisa Noh is from Orange County, CA., and graduated from UCR in the summer of 2021 with a degree in Education, Society, and Human Development. Through serving in the children’s ministry and the praise team at Church of Southland, she came to discover her passion for working with children and worshipping the Lord! In addition, Elisa loves spending quality time with her family & friends, and enjoys doing arts & crafts like calligraphy and embroidery. With an early college graduation, Elisa pressed and prayed into how she could offer her first fruits to the Lord. God began to speak into and confirm Elisa’s conviction to serve and fulfill the Great Commission through AMI 1-year!

Breanna Nicholas

Breanna Nicholas is from the suburbs of New York and is graduating with a BA in Chemistry from Drexel University. She loves people-watching, reading books, going on walks, and listening to music. Though Breanna grew up in a Christian household, she would describe having intimately met God for the first time in college. And she enjoys being able to pray with other brothers and sisters within the church community.

Breanna is excited to go on 1-year, as she desires to take full advantage of her young adult years to serve the Lord and partake in His kingdom work.

Jessica Tabe

Jessica Tabe grew up in Hawaii and moved to Los Angeles for college, where she studied mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California. She has worked as a manufacturing engineer in the aerospace industry since graduating. Jessica enjoys being in nature, eating dessert, and spending quality time with others. Her life radically changed in the summer of 2017 when she was first invited to Tapestry LA and decided to give her life to Jesus. Her personal experience as a new believer sparked a passion for missions and thoughts of maybe even going long-term one day. Jessica is participating in the 1-year internship to get a realistic perspective on the life of a missionary while committing herself to serving God in a new community.

Kaylin Kim

Kaylin Kim is from Irvine, California, and studied Music Education and Teaching at Chapman University. In her free time, she likes spending time with her friends, finding good places to eat, journaling, and playing trumpet. She enjoys serving because of the relationships she gets to build with God and His people. When God met Kaylin and renewed her spirit after years of apathy and anxiety, He revealed His faithfulness even when she thought she was walking alone. Through that, God also placed a desire in Kaylin to witness and minister to those who don’t know the Lord, to proclaim the truth of God’s love and the hope He provides.

Lizzy Cho

Lizzy Cho was born and raised in Maryland then left her hometown to study optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. After finishing her degree in 2020, she moved to Orange County for residency training and started to attend the Church of Southland. Lizzy worked in a private practice for 6 months before God called her to missions. She enjoys serving God because He continues to show His overwhelming love for her in times of weakness or confusion. In her leisure time, Lizzy likes to explore coastal hikes, visit national parks, and read books with a cup of Americano on hand. She is excited for AMI 1 year missions due to the opportunity to love others through acts of service and to intentionally dedicate her life to God after pursuing her own academic goals for many years.

Ellie Park

Ellie is a recent graduate from UCLA with a degree in Communications. During her time at Tapestry, she has served as a cell intern and as part of the college praise team. Ellie enjoys going to nice cafes, taking long walks, and having long conversations with friends. She decided to go on AMI missions this year to learn to discern God’s voice and be obedient when He calls.

Dayi Ting

Dayi Ting is from Stormville, New York. She is a senior at Boston University studying Behavior and Health. In her free time, she likes to cook, chill outside, and spend time with friends. Dayi is passionate about Jesus, coffee, dogs and good food. After a short-term mission trip in 2020, God deepened her passion for the gospel and her desire for others to know Jesus. This heart transformation eventually led to her obeying God’s call to apply for AMI 1 year. She is so excited to see how the Lord is working in other nations, and to be a part of building His Kingdom in Vietnam!

Christian Chou

Christian Chou is originally from Poughkeepsie, NY and is graduating from Northeastern University where he studies Management Information Systems and Marketing Analytics. He enjoys spending time with people, working out, and eating cheesecake. After going on short-term missions in high school and college and attending a missions workshop by P. Ryun at AMI Rev in 2017, Christian felt convicted to commit to 1-year missions. He is thankful and excited to take part in God’s work in Taiwan and grow with God’s community there.