Still In The Works (Logistically)

Hello friends, welcome to the team!
     We were thinking about giving you a brief introduction towards ourselves and the trip, but that's not gonna cut it, so this is the long version.  Gabriel (front and center) was given the opportunity by Dr. Blackburn (Bottom right) to write and run a summer camp for kids in Detroit at the request she had received from the principal and CEO of a private Christian school in the city.  Gabe quickly assembled his roommate, Chad (Top right), and myself (Top right, tie); however, his roommate had to wait to commit until he heard back from an internship he had already applied for.  We felt out of place, being college sophomores in charge of leading children closer to Jesus, but we went in faith.  And how we were blessed!  Ideas flew, both for fun activities and an intentional leadership qualities curriculum based loosely off the Advanced Training Institute's Character Qualities list.  While in the middle of that however, we sadly lost Gabe's roommate to a different internship.  Within days Spencer [Top left (Workin' on getting a pic of his whole face)] expressed his summer availability and excitement at what we were trying to do.  The Fearsome Foursome was finalized (though nobody calls us that for some reason...).

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     That principal/CEO's name was Dr. Sanders, and after 3 months of planning beginning in February we got to sit down with her and talk about what she had in mind for this camp. As it turned out!...our thoughts were completely different, but God was very gracious in how we were able to adapt to each other and put together a new curriculum that would be fruitful for us and our campers.  The school is wonderfully suited for a very diverse camp, with a huge field, basketball court, piano lab, computer access, classrooms (Yes, there will actually be an education component), large meeting room, and cafeteria.  We are totally stoked.  God's provided and hasn't slowed down.  Our potential is as endless as our faith is willing to be, and our faith has been constantly encouraged by God's provision. Pray for us, that we would live in a manner that desires to stay in that humbling cycle.  I'll probably write a couple more quick intro posts about us and our calling so keep checkin' in.

                                                                                           Philemon 1:3-7
                                                                                          Tim, Gabe, Chad, & Spence