Why do you want to volunteer with Precious Blood
Volunteers?
“After meeting, living with, and attending a parish
with Precious Blood priests, I truly enjoyed and was
spiritually nourished by their examples, ministries,
and spirituality. I also have had a Precious Blood
priest as my spiritual director this past year, which
allowed me to discern my desire to continue
volunteering as well as working with the Precious
Blood community. Also, we Jesuit Volunteers spent
a lot of time with the Kansas City Precious Blood
volunteers over the past year, with some of our
placements overlapping with theirs. So, in short, all
things Precious Blood were of great support to me
and my fellow Jesuit Volunteers during our jv year
in Kansas City.”
What are you looking forward to about your
volunteer experience?
“Being able to continue serving in many ways that
I did as a Jesuit Volunteer, but also have the ability to
learn, serve, and grow in ways that I didn’t during my
jv year. Just the fact that this experience will be very
different from my previous volunteer experience is
exciting for me.”
Koby Buth
Koby Buth will serve
in Kansas City at kc
care Health Center
and will live in Gaspar
Mission House. In June
of 2018 he married
Brooke Buth, who will
be serving at Cristo Rey High School and Bishop
Sullivan Center. Koby grew up in Coopersville,
Michigan near Grand Rapids. He graduated in May
of 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and
also in honors humanities through the John Wesley
Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Koby has committed to serving as a Precious Blood
Volunteer for a full year.
Why do you want to volunteer?
“I wanted to volunteer because I wanted more
clinical experience going into medical school.
When going to college, it’s easy to work on
academics, but much more difficult to volunteer
and work in the healthcare field as preparation
for medical school.”
Why do you want to volunteer with Precious Blood
Volunteers?
“I wanted to volunteer with Precious Blood
volunteers primarily because it’s a Catholic
organization. I went to a Protestant college for
four years, and it will be nice to spend a year with
devoted Catholics.”
What are you looking forward to about your
volunteer experience?
“I am looking forward to moving from the
academic sphere of college to the practical sphere of
the clinic, talking with patients, better learning how
the medical field operates, and making connections to
other healthcare professionals.”
Steven Dougherty
Steven Dougherty
will serve as a Precious
Blood Volunteer at
Precious Blood Ministry
of Reconciliation (pbmr)
and will live in community
at the Formation House
in Hyde Park. He grew up
in Kingsport, Tennessee in northeastern Tennessee.
Steven graduated in May 2018 from the University
of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in English and
Philosophy. He has committed to serving as a Precious
Blood Volunteer for a full year.
Why do you want to volunteer?
“I want to volunteer because I am tired of feeling
powerless in the face of pain and injustice.”
Why do you want to volunteer with Precious Blood
Volunteers?
“I decided to volunteer with Precious Blood
Volunteers because of their focus on peace and justice.
I want to help untangle fear and violence from the
lives of others.”
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