Our last trip to New York

Recently I spent a week in New York debriefing about what has happened over these past two years as a US-2. It was great to see all my friends who have been spread all over the country. We sat in our New York home, ate our Magnolia cupcakes and talked and talked and talked. We all had a rewarding time as US-2's and can't believe that our time is up. Beth in Jackson, MS will be leaving her placement site but staying in Jackson and working at a YMCA as their aquactic director. Tiffany Stanely who was placed in Denver, CO will be leaving her site and state to travel to Harvard Divinity School on a full-ride (YOU GO TIFFANY!) Laura Ralston who was placed in Albuquerque, NM will be leaving her site at Saranam but stayig in the area and taking on a full-time youth leader position at her local church. Bre McFarland will be staying in Nome, AK and working as a probation officer. Josh Gray, Sarah Reynolds, and Laura McDowell-Bensman are all currently searching for their next adventure.

I will be staying in Baltimore at the Deaf Shalom Zone. I have been recently hired to serve for the next 6-10 years as their Church and Community Worker, another Missionary sent from the GBGM. I am very excited to continue my ministry here at the Deaf Shalom Zone.

As one of my projects as the Development Director I created a mission week called "Hands On" our first annual Hands On week will begin August 11-18 2007. I am very excited about this new program and cant wait to post pictures of all the participants at work!

While in New York the GBGM taped Podcasts of us US-2's talking about our ministries during the past two years. If you click on the link http://new.gbgm-umc.org/work/missionaries/podcasts/index.cfm?i=13011 you can listen to my podcast. and others.

Also Tiffany wrote a great article abotu our journey as US-2's which is on the GBGM homepage the link to that article is as follows http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=4615 Please check it for more information on the US-2 class I was a part of.
More to come soon!! peace.