Over the next few weeks, CBF will feature blog posts from Student.Go interns serving across the country and globe. The first installment is from Anna Holladay. Anna is serving as Assistant Director of CLUE (Children Living the Urban Experience) Camps, a ministry partnership between Metro Baptist Church and Greater Restoration Baptist Church. CLUE Camp is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Student.Go
The Great “Beyond”
After the holidays, if not before, most students begin to think seriously about what they are going to do with their summer…and we begin to hear from more and more who want to know what Student.Go has to offer. Its a great time of year! Students with multiple interests and a wide variety of gifts … Continue reading
A story from the Student.Go Camp TAG team
A team of three university students serving through Student.Go traveled to Hungary and Slovakia this summer to work in camps with Roma children alongside CBF field personnel Ralph and Tammy Stocks and Shane and Dianne McNary. Tammy Stocks shares the following story about one of the team members – Nina Peppers – and her special … Continue reading
“Yes!”
In my daily work with students through the Student.Go program, I am often inspired by their “why not” attitude. When faced with an opportunity to go somewhere different, do something that matters, serve others in a meaningful way, and meet real needs in the name of Christ – for many their first response is “OK … Continue reading
Conversations that matter
Seems we have a lot of conversations that don’t really matter – polite small talk with strangers, a quick “how are you?” with co-workers and acquaintences, silly banter on Facebook with a wide variety of “friends”… All have a place and serve a function – but don’t always have a lot of substance. There is … Continue reading
Broken in the Midst of Love
When I came to New York I had my own apprehensions and questions about how things were based on my limited knowledge of the Big Apple. The first week of camp was riddled with learning the names of the kids and them getting used to the structure of camp. The second week made me go … Continue reading
Wait, what country am I in?
That (my title) has been my thought the entire time I have been in Miami, “wait when did I leave the country?” How can there be people living in extreme poverty in the United States? How can these impoverished people be without so many opportunities that I have had afforded to me, such as extra … Continue reading
Dry and needing water
This week I would consider it dry. Dry for many reasons. First of all it is hot but I like it hot so that is not much of a problem. Since it is very dry I have been warned to watch out for the black poisons snakes on campus. Those who know me well know … Continue reading
Why We Do What We Do
Well now I have been in Perry County for almost 2 weeks. On Sunday we had three mission groups come in so therefore we spent Sunday preparing for our first real day at work. Once the groups arrived we helped them move in which meant other people were living on my floor. YEAH!!!!! On Monday … Continue reading
PermaNet Memories
The Student.Go Uganda team has been BUSY over the last few weeks and was without access to communication (and occasionally without power and water) until just the last several days. With just under a week remaining, our team will try and catch you up on our adventures over our remaining time in Uganda as well … Continue reading