Updates From:
Interns
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Hello all, While in Morristown, we were blessed with the opportunity to visit our sister church and have a time of worship and fellowship with them. Frankly, it was an incredibly impactful experience. Seeing the spirit move through a body that comes from different…
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When we were in Morristown I was so excited to be there and serve my community especially after having the youth there from SLAM. Eating with them and sharing how well their kids did at SLAM was impactful for them to hear and for…
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One impactful moment while in Morristown was definitely their church. I was nervous before going to church. Most of them only spoke English and I know zero Spanish. When we got there, it wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting everyone to stay…
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An impactful moment I had during our time in Morristown was spending time with Hope and Thrive Academy. Hope and Thrive is a ministry for adults with disabilities. I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with some of them on Saturday and…
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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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We spent Sunday with our sister church in Morristown, TN. They welcomed us into their church with amazing hospitality and began with worship. Worship was a very impactful time. It was a lot of fun to worship in Spanish and to dance with our…
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I learned that the goal for starting and building healthy communities using a Biblical community as a model (that we see throughout scripture). It’s not to duplicate the process of how we do things in our specific context verbatim but to instead duplicate the…
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An impactful moment I had while on the Morristown portion of internship was during the last night we had there. During the last night the worship time was amazing with a combination of English and Spanish songs. There was a moment where I was…
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I got to lead SLAM service projects at 2 different locations during the week, and one that really stood out to me was serving at the Madison Garden with Nature Nate. It was super hot every day I was there, and the SLAM students…
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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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