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Summer 2008
Tyler Massey, Christine Gourley, and Emily Carpenter
Tyler graduated from Davidson College in 2008 and both Emily and Christine are students at UNC Chapel Hill. They worked with over 26 congregations over the summer totaling 463 people. They all bulit great relationships with one another, the churches, and the 27 agencies they served over the summer as they served Christ. You would be able to find them after a hard day and evening of work sipping coffee on the screened porch of Cornerstone.
Melanie McFarland
2006 and 2007 Summer Intern
Presbyterian College Graduate
Currently enrolled at Union-PSCE in Richmond and VCU for Masters in Christian Education and Social Work
Quote: CROSS missions teaches its participants and staff that mission work includes more than serving lunch at a soup kitchen- it includes being a vessel of God by feeding someone, folding clothes, or even a simple smile to brighten someone's day.
Lindsey Howard
2007 Summer Intern
Queens University Graduate
Currently serving as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Louisiana.
Quote: I loved my summer with CROSS because I was working in three different areas that I am passionate about: youth groups, non-profit organizations, and helping those in need.
Emily Riehl
Summer Intern 2007
Currently attending UNC Chapel Hill
Quote: I was everyday challenged and inspired by the diversity of humankind and continual evidence of God's love and mercy at the sites and in my groups.
Peter Daniel
Spring Intern 2007
Davidson College Graduate
Serving in Haiti through South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
Quote: The CROSS internship is a beautiful ministry that opens the eyes and hearts of its participants to urban poverty, recognizing that those in need have much to offer to the needs of those more fortunate in life; I was blessed to be one such participant as a staff member.
Elizabeth Speakman
Summer Intern 2006
Messiah College Student majoring in social work
Quote: Through working with C.R.O.S.S., I came to understand just how close Jesus is to the brokenhearted, and how God has called us to that same closeness.
Stephen Speakman
Summer Intern 2005
Graduate of Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC
Serving in Kenya through the Young Adult Mission Program, PC(USA)
Quote: I have seen the light of Christ being spread through the work of the CROSS program, and I encourage everyone to take a moment and consider even the small ways in which he or she can help show that light of Christ to others.
Joy Ward
Spring Intern 2005
Graduate of Appalachian State University
Serving in Singapore as a missionary through the Billy Graham Association
Quote: Some of my most precious moments as a CROSS intern were hearing the
testimonies of youth who had been not just changed, but transformed, when they allowed God to use them as a vessel of His love...when I knew they finally "got it." John 13:34-35
Graham Gourley
Summer Intern 2004
Graduate of Baylor University, Waco, TX
Picture: Graham participates in the fashion contest with his SC mission group.
Quote: My favorite part of the CROSS program was seeing kids faces at the Homeless 101 panels which was where my own stereotype of homelessness was demolished as well.
Katherine Miller
Summer Intern 2003
Graduate of UNC Wilmington and attending Columbia Theological in Atlanta, GA
Quote: My favorite part of my CROSS experience was working with the youth and groups who came to serve as
well as with the neighbors at the Urban Ministry Center. Through the UMC my eyes were opened to the varieties of ways that we are able to minister to those in need. Since that time, I have also encountered many people with whom I worked at CROSS and have realized how important the relationships founded during that summer have been to my Christian experience.
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