A
word from our summer interns:
My name is Kristian King and
I am the female intern for the Southeastern Youthreach this summer! Just a
little bit about me: I was born in Alabama, but I spent my high-school years in
Nashville. I am currently a bible major at Lipscomb University. My passion is
to work with children of all ages, but especially the underdogs-those who feel
like they don’t belong. God has always spoken to me by breaking my heart, just
as he did in Uganda, Africa last semester with the parentless children I
encountered. There I discovered my dream is to create a home for orphans
wherever God calls me. As for now, however, God has led me to Southeastern and
I cannot tell you all how excited I am and how absolutely blessed I feel.
Already I have been so warmly welcomed into the congregation!
My youth group growing up
was a majorly instrumental part of my faith. The close community that I
experienced from the older teenagers as well as the adults who acted as mentors
to me really shaped my perception of what it means to be a Christian and live a
life for Christ. Because it was so important for me, I am excited to come
alongside Chris and Christopher this summer to help make Southeastern a place
where the teenagers can take part in the fellowship that only Jesus can bring.
I see so much life and
energy in this group of teenagers; I cannot wait to start experiencing Jesus’
love with them. I am eagerly anticipating the plans the Lord has for us this
summer and where He will take us! As excited as I am to get to work with the
teenagers, I am equally excited to get to be a part of this congregation, so
please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself!
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Hi all! For those who haven’t yet met me, I am
Christopher Ashburn and I am excited to be here as one of the youth interns
this summer. And for everyone reading
this, I just want to tell you a little bit about why I decided to come here.
I grew up my whole life in Huntsville,
Alabama, and spent most of these years at Central Church of Christ. Though I may have been a bit shy in my
elementary and middle school years (okay, that’s a bit of an understatement), I
began getting very involved with the youth group at the end of my eighth grade
year. That in my mind was the greatest
choice I ever made. I consider my high
school years to be the best four years of my life, ultimately concluding with
the summer of senior year being the best three months of it all.
During the last two summers, one of
our interns lived at my house. Needless
to say, we became very close, and I’m happy to consider him one of my best
friends and mentor to this day. Though I
didn’t get to spend as much time with my other interns, each one of them was a
blessing to me and I still keep in touch with many of them. I also had two youth ministers during my
seven years in the youth group, both of whom are still good friends of mine and
people I feel comfortable talking with for just about anything.
And all of that brings us to why I am
here now. The reason why youth ministry
is so special to me is because of the impact it had on my own personal
life. I find it important that others
encounter similar joy and support during this time span. And now, here at Southeastern Church of
Christ, I hope that I can continue to be a part of that same joy and support.
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