Hope for the Hills
The Intern-ist: Nostalgia
July 3, 2008
2008 begins my second year in Nada (I am starting to feel like a professional intern) and with this perspective I can look back and see some of the differences from last year. I won’t lie, I get lots of help from the Nada teenagers, who like to reminisce about previous summers and how much fun they were. The thing is, they are older now. Most of them will be in high school this coming year and that changes their perspective on the present because, “it’s just not as fun as it used to be.”
I will say, we anticipated this change and began to encorporate life skills classes in with the regular summer activities. This may be part of the difference the teenagers notice. Mostly, I think they are becoming more aware of themselves, and paying attention to who they are and want to be in this world. And when you’re not quite ready to move forward, you tend to wax a little poetic about the past. They are climbing up their ladders, approaching the diving board, and while that is a tough place to be, I am excited to watch them jump.
Hope Through Partnership
May 30, 2008
The ongoing efforts in Nada continue to inspire hope among the people of the community and those who come seeking partnership with Nada and other Christian communities. The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, through the local guidance of Paula Settle (Together For Hope - CBF), and the efforts of First Baptist Church Winchester and Dr. John […]
May 3, 2008
Associate Coordinator for Missions Travels to McCreary County
By: Joshua Speight
For the past six months I have read, heard, and studied about McCreary county in preparation for my interview and eventual role with the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship. Finally, on April 29th I had my first opportunity to visit this county which so many Kentucky Baptists […]
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Hires Associate Coordinator of Missions
March 31, 2008
On March 29, 2008 the Coordinating Council of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, meeting at Highlands Baptist Church, Louisville, voted to hire Joshua Speight as the new Associate Coordinator for Missions. He begins work April 25, 2008. Speight will coordinate missions efforts on a statewide basis with a focus on Mountain Hope, the rural poverty initiative in […]