Updates From:
Marissa
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Our team just finished a shorter SLAM service camp in Mombasa, Kenya! Out of all the places that we have gone, I think Kenya had some of the most joyful students. They were smiling all the time and happy to be participating in each…
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It’s Kenya time! This week our team has traveled over several days to be in Kenya today. We made several awesome stops at churches along the way. There was one stop at a church in Kamuli Uganda where we were able to facilitate a…
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We’ve just left Uganda!!! I have been blessed beyond measure and have enjoyed my time here more than words can say. The culture, the food, and the dancing have been wonderful to experience. Our campus in Uganda is so beautiful too. Our cooperatives really…
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This past week, us Interns got to run another SLAM camp but in El Salvador! The week is filled with prayer, worship, and service projects. The time we had with the Salvadoran youth was nothing short of amazing. Not only did we have so…
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One impactful lesson that I learned in Morristown was that language barriers do not restrict the Lord from working. We interns had gone to a church service with our sister church in Morristown. The pastors and congregation spoke mostly Spanish. It was challenging for…
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I learned that ministry involved with youth takes special communication skills. You want to articulate clearly, but communicate in way that youth students understand and feel empowered by. During this SLAM week when talking with some of the students, especially during service projects, I…
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A local project in Nashville that I have gotten the privilege of being a part of has been Nashville Diaper. Now I know how it sounds… a little stinky. Nashville Diaper is anything but that. This organization receives, handles, and sends out mass amounts…
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It’s day two of this mission trip and I am already having the time of my life! Preparing for this trip has been unlike any other trip. Summer Internship has required a lot of prayer, time in the word, and question asking leading up…
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