Updates From:
Interns
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Heyyyyy Y’all, I have a testimony of redemption and healing that I really want to share about my internship team. First, there are a lot of us! I think there are around 40 right now not including leadership and a few more that will…
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This trip, I had the opportunity to serve on the Late Nights team, which was the same team I was serving on during SLAM Nashville. During the time I spent serving in Nashville for SLAM, I was blown away by how many students shared…
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Over the course of this mission trip I have had multiple challenges thrown at me to learn to be culturally aware and sensitive to the areas I served and will serve in. Some of the challenges are having taking cold three minute showers, sleeping…
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During our service camp with youth in Nashville, I struggled with connecting to the students. I was tasked with playing and hanging out with them on the deck. Conversations were intimidating as much for them as for me. How could we connect with the…
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During SLAM and internship, one of the main parts is worship. We would worship before each sermon and even while doing service projects. We would even worship whenever we have down time. All of those times have brought me so much joy but also…
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Describe the dynamics within your team. How have your relationships with fellow interns and facilitators evolved? Being on this team I have had to change how I view my dynamics with others. I am on this trip with a lot of my close friends,…
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I’m sure you’re wondering, “What an odd title.” Let me explain. In El Salvador, we put on a youth camp called “Students Living a Mission” or SLAM. We did this in Nashville a week and a half before, so we were excited to see…
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Going to Morristown was an incredible experience. I’ve been to Morristown before, but this time was different. The large Hispanic community there has been recently affected by a cracking-down of immigration policies. ICE is a program of the government that has been actively searching…
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Part of the experience of summer internship is that we turn in our phones. This phone detox has been very helpful for me. At first I was feeling annoyed about it because I just made some new friends in Portugal and I can’t talk…
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Hello familia! I’m so exited to share with you all that l’ve learned this week in El-Salvador. I’ve been praying my whole life for these people I’m currently serving. Now that I’m finally getting to experience face to face interactions with youth and people…
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