What kind of a internship mentor do you want?

Before i came for my intern, i had a lot of ideas of the kind of immediate boss or mentor i would want for my attachment. Since my intern was going to be more of a voluntary-learning process, i wished my mentor would somewhat decide ,eventually, to give me a form of allowance in recognition of my hard work. I imagined them asking me to represent the hospital in an abroad summit because i deserved it. Lol.

I'm sure these are half the thoughts of every intern in Zimbabwe: money. The reality of things is that 5% of the local interns end up receiving money. Most of us rely on the mercy of our parents or guardians.

Question is what then are you going to do or think about your mentor when you finally realise- they will never give you a penny? Some decide to change to another company where there is money or for others, money being their main motivator, perform averagely.

Well i chose to be different. I could not change to another hospital. Neither would i compromise my performance due to a couple of 'greens'. But i only chose to do so because i realised something extra-ordianary about my mentor.

As interns, we obviously watch our mentors because they are who we want to be and better soon after collage. Every time she comes for work, she stays in her car for five-ten minutes praying and reading the word. As soon as she gets in the office, she says' 'Let us pray.'

We pray for the patients in the hospital, for the employees in the institution, and all the individuals to enter our office. We ask Jesus to give us wisdom to tackle every problem in the hospital and ask him to cover the whole hospital with his Blood.

My mentor is like a mother and Pastor to me, an addition to more than i asked God for. Its not about money anymore for me but about how Christ Jesus can use me to bring glory to his name. How many interns have the opportunity to not only get to learn about work related skills but learn more also about Jesus at work? A few i suppose.

So i pose a question to all future and present interns out there. What kind of an internship mentor do you want? One who splashes you with money, one whom you can flirt with?  Or one who not only teaches you about your job but goes an extra mile to teach you that true success comes in Jesus Christ and surrendering to being his vessel?