red rover, red rover send summer right over.
there has been a lot going on as of late here in Camden and in my life so i reckon i'll just share a smattering of it:
i was in two weddings of very dear friends of mine. Getting hitched, crazy. it makes the third of my friends to be united with another. a pretty huge and substantial moment in their lives and in mine. it also seems to be a re-union of old and new friends which is always exciting and full of lots of laughter and tears. i'm so thankful for friends that i am accountable to and share so many experiences with.
my position in camden is also changing, after school is over because, well, school is over, so comes summer camp! i will not be directly working with the camp, because of other new interns with Urban Promise coming in, but i will be helping support those folks. I will be gathering food for the interns as well as coaching a sixth grade boys basketball team... i've never played organized basketball in my life, so this should be an adventure. i figure we'll just scrimmage alot and get ice cream. sounds like a plan to me! I'll also be teaching a class to high school staff members about any subject of my choosing. i haven't decided what to teach, but if anyone has suggestions i'm totally open(i say that as if people read this-- i would say my mom reads this, but she once took a computer class and when we asked her how it was she said she couldn't hear anything because of an AC unit that was too loud. she was too polite to ask to move or turn it off. so my mom is still a bit afraid of the interweb, but so am i). I'll still be working at the homeless shelter and then i'll be spending a bit more time in a public garden tending a plot.
to cinch the year of afterschool program we held an awards banquet noting great kids for their effort and love. it was one of the best nights of the year in my opinion. i sat and watched as kids would get awards for best grades and then the parents would lift the kid high in the air and laugh and cry in joy as they showered the kid with hugs and tons of kisses. it was so incredible to see that happen over and over again and see how warm and complete kind of night it was where we just celebrated life and God's provision of family. i don't think i will be quick to forget that night.
i will be going back to school (belmont university, go bruins!?) and completing my degree in graphic design, i will be living in a different part of Nashville than i have previously to try and maintain what i've been learning about people who are oppressed. i am moving to an area where i can more fully take on joys and sorrows along side those who are in oppressed areas. I will be living in a community house called nashville greenlands. i am nervous about it simply because i will not be around the family of friends that i have known thus far, but i think that it will be really beneficial to the transition from Camden back to the buckle of the Bible belt.
i hope all is well. i am still bearded, but not for long!!!
-wil/
i was in two weddings of very dear friends of mine. Getting hitched, crazy. it makes the third of my friends to be united with another. a pretty huge and substantial moment in their lives and in mine. it also seems to be a re-union of old and new friends which is always exciting and full of lots of laughter and tears. i'm so thankful for friends that i am accountable to and share so many experiences with.
my position in camden is also changing, after school is over because, well, school is over, so comes summer camp! i will not be directly working with the camp, because of other new interns with Urban Promise coming in, but i will be helping support those folks. I will be gathering food for the interns as well as coaching a sixth grade boys basketball team... i've never played organized basketball in my life, so this should be an adventure. i figure we'll just scrimmage alot and get ice cream. sounds like a plan to me! I'll also be teaching a class to high school staff members about any subject of my choosing. i haven't decided what to teach, but if anyone has suggestions i'm totally open(i say that as if people read this-- i would say my mom reads this, but she once took a computer class and when we asked her how it was she said she couldn't hear anything because of an AC unit that was too loud. she was too polite to ask to move or turn it off. so my mom is still a bit afraid of the interweb, but so am i). I'll still be working at the homeless shelter and then i'll be spending a bit more time in a public garden tending a plot.
to cinch the year of afterschool program we held an awards banquet noting great kids for their effort and love. it was one of the best nights of the year in my opinion. i sat and watched as kids would get awards for best grades and then the parents would lift the kid high in the air and laugh and cry in joy as they showered the kid with hugs and tons of kisses. it was so incredible to see that happen over and over again and see how warm and complete kind of night it was where we just celebrated life and God's provision of family. i don't think i will be quick to forget that night.
i will be going back to school (belmont university, go bruins!?) and completing my degree in graphic design, i will be living in a different part of Nashville than i have previously to try and maintain what i've been learning about people who are oppressed. i am moving to an area where i can more fully take on joys and sorrows along side those who are in oppressed areas. I will be living in a community house called nashville greenlands. i am nervous about it simply because i will not be around the family of friends that i have known thus far, but i think that it will be really beneficial to the transition from Camden back to the buckle of the Bible belt.
i hope all is well. i am still bearded, but not for long!!!
-wil/
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