::pressley and mark's story:
The Fellows Program clarified a sense of calling for both Pressley and Mark. Pressley had always wanted to become
a doctor, but she had not done as well on her MCAT as she hoped, and did not get into any medical schools. She
needed a time to reflect and regroup, so she joined the Fellows program, through which she worked at Good Neighbor
Healthcare Center, an indigent health care clinic.
There, Pressley honed her skills while working directly with patients and committed health care professionals.
Pressley took the MCAT a second time and was accepted to medical school. Pressley later returned to Houston for
another rotation at the Good Neighbor Healthcare Center, this time as a physician.
The clinic was overjoyed to have her back, as they felt they had contributed to her success. Pressley and her
husband went on to do their residencies in Houston and made St. John the Divine their spiritual home during that time.
The Fellows Program clarified a sense of calling for both Pressley and Mark. Pressley had always wanted to become
a doctor, but she had not done as well on her MCAT as she hoped, and did not get into any medical schools. She
needed a time to reflect and regroup, so she joined the Fellows program, through which she worked at Good Neighbor
Healthcare Center, an indigent health care clinic.
There, Pressley honed her skills while working directly with patients and committed health care professionals.
Pressley took the MCAT a second time and was accepted to medical school. Pressley later returned to Houston for
another rotation at the Good Neighbor Healthcare Center, this time as a physician.
The clinic was overjoyed to have her back, as they felt they had contributed to her success. Pressley and her
husband went on to do their residencies in Houston and made St. John the Divine their spiritual home during that time.
Mark faced a similar vocational dilemma. He entered the Fellows Program believing that he was destined to be a
lawyer. Through the program, he obtained a job at a prestigious law firm, working under the tutelage of a Christian
partner in the firm.
After 2 months of working at the firm, however, Mark was bored. Mark discussed his dilemma with a lawyer who was
a member of St. John the Divine, and he discovered that a lawyer’s role was not as he had pictured it.
Midway through the year, the Fellows placed him in a new job as a teacher. Mark loved teaching, and after the Fellows
program ended, he entered the Teach for America program and served in a low income school in Houston.
Today, Mark is a director of a charter school in North Houston that caters to underprivileged children, providing a way
out of the cycle of poverty.
lawyer. Through the program, he obtained a job at a prestigious law firm, working under the tutelage of a Christian
partner in the firm.
After 2 months of working at the firm, however, Mark was bored. Mark discussed his dilemma with a lawyer who was
a member of St. John the Divine, and he discovered that a lawyer’s role was not as he had pictured it.
Midway through the year, the Fellows placed him in a new job as a teacher. Mark loved teaching, and after the Fellows
program ended, he entered the Teach for America program and served in a low income school in Houston.
Today, Mark is a director of a charter school in North Houston that caters to underprivileged children, providing a way
out of the cycle of poverty.
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