Cross-Cultural Ministy Internship

From the sisters' reunion (Paul was in Chattanooga visiting Anna) we went to New York City. This is our third year to help with CCMI (formerly known as pre-field training). We stayed in the same little apartment in Upper Manhattan (Washington Heights) in a very Dominican neighborhood. I wish so much I knew Spanish since that is what we heard in the grocery stores, laundry mat, on the street, etc. There were 20 participants in the training, going to Australia, Colombia, Japan, India, Mexican Border, Cambodia, Honduas, and Spain and one couple with Enterprise. Paul and I each had a group of new candidates to mentor through the program. We helped in different churches with things like VBS, teaching SS, and other children's programs. The new candidates had some assignments to do that we would read and help them with, all geared towards giving them better eyes and ears for the culture they would be going too.
So we spent the mornings working in our churches when they needed us and the afternoons at another church for training classes. We spent time with the folks we were mentoring, over meals, fun outings, or just hanging out at their apartments. It was such a privilege to get to know these folks and see their heart for missions.

Below are some random shots from our time...Paul leading one of the sessions, Heather and I on the Brooklyn Bridge, Paul and Peter talking, Paul and I in Strawberry Fields...