My name is Rebekah Whitaker and I am a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  My major is Spanish, and in just a couple of months, I will be a college graduate!! I'm not sure what comes next after graduation, but I know that God will show me in time.  After all, if we knew the whole plan, why would we have to trust Him? ;)  Aside from school, I work at Dreamland BBQ in downtown Birmingham.  I've always waited tables, and I can definitely say this is my favorite place to work.  From the food to my co-workers, everything is fantastic!  

 

I'm 1/4 Mexican, and God has given me a passion for Hispanics of every nationality.  I love love love Spanish, and I've been blessed with an internship at the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA).  It is a wonderful non-profit organization which serves as a completely bilingual resource for immigrants in the Birmingham area.  Through HICA, God has opened my eyes to the needs of Hispanics in my own backyard, and it is continually my prayer for God to use my passion for Spanish to make a difference in their lives.  I'm so excited that God will be using me abroad this summer to meet the needs of His children in other countries as well!!