On Earth As It Is In Heaven

At the Fellows Initiative Conference in Washington, DC, we were refreshed by the words of keynote speaker, Richard Pratt, who challenged our view of what it means to live out our calling of building God's Kingdom On earth as it is in heaven:

The Business of the Kingdom, Part I & II

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What are the Fellows doing now?

Former Memphis Fellows share how the Fellows program shaped their lives and where God has led them in their post-Fellows years:

"Following my invaluable year in the Fellows program, God sent me back overseas to serve His abandoned elderly in Nepal and India. It was in my several months there that He began to confirm the heart He has given me for them...serving the world's abandoned and forgotten. I have returned with an undeniable love and passion for elderly, and am working in Atlanta, GA at an Assisted Living as the Director of Resident Relations, and I LOVE it! It is an honor to serve these precious ones who so easily get overlooked...those who the world think are finished and essentially worthless. God has shown me and given me His passion for the value of life. Their hearts are still beating and they are worth my time and love. I'm thankful to be where He has me!
I looooved my time with Fellows..I wouldn't be where I am without it!"
Blair Stegall
Fellows class 2007-2008

"Fellows was a wonderful experience for me. After finishing Fellows, I jumped right back into school in June and have been finishing my prerequisites for Occupational Therapy school. On June 1, 2010, I will begin Occupational Therapy school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS."
Susan Denney
Fellows class of 2008-2009

"In my post fellow years I am finishing my 2nd year of dental school at the University of Tennessee. I live in midtown Memphis."
Brent Church
Fellows class of 2007-2008

"After Fellows, I worked for both an Appraisal Firm and then a Financial Firm...those two jobs directed me to what I really love, using my creative side. I'm now managing a stationery and gift shop called The Stovall Collection, here in Memphis. I help with event planning, paper goods and help do some of the office management as well."
Audrey Hurst (formerly Bourland)
Fellows class of 2007-2008

"I am currently teaching Chemistry at my alma mater, Greenbrier High School, in Augusta, GA. I have consistently seen how the molding work God accomplished in my mind and heart through the Fellows program daily influences my interactions with my colleagues, students, family, and friends."
Natalie Pippin
Fellows class of 2008-2009

"Because of my time as a Fellow, I decided to go on an 11 month mission trip to 11 different countries all over the world. Like the Fellows Program, this was an amazing growing experience. I am now back in Memphis working at the Church Health Center as a clinical assistant and taking classes I need to apply to nursing school. I am hoping to start nursing school in the spring semester of next year. The Fellows Program shaped my worldview and was a springboard to other opportunities that have also done so as well."
Emily Rhea
Fellows class of 2007-2008

"I am currently living in Dallas, Texas, and I am enjoying my second year of marriage. I work as a Benefits Analyst at At&t."
Eric Threlkeld
Fellows class of 2007-2008

L’Abri Conference: Making all things New

At the L'Abri Conference in Rochester, Minnesota, we were able to sit under top-notch speakers who challenged our understanding of what it means for the gospel to transform culture.

Conference HighlightDenis Haack, who lectured on how film can be used to communicate the gospel, described how the movie, No Country for Old Men, challenges the modern view that denies the existence of our sin nature. The writer of this book (made film) uses violence to reveal the unequivocal reality of man’s depravity. READ MORE about this
[Chris and Thomas chillin' at the ice bar]

Memphis Fellows meet New Orleans

Almost five years after hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, a large part of the city is still in dire need of repair. Broken homes and broken people make up this city, and everyone has a story—stories, often, of hardship and loss. Deeply rooted in rich cultural history, the people of New Orleans hold fast to their heritage—to the integrity of their city and to their homes where many families have lived for generations. In the midst of brokenness, the sense of community is amazingly strong....

On our first night in New Orleans, we sat around dining tables at the Annunciation Mission and listened as two former Charlottesville Fellows, Mary and Cambria, shared with us about how God had called them to live and serve in New Orleans and what they had discovered about its people, its character and the post-Katrina efforts taking place there.

Though we soon discovered after a short tour of District 9 that a large number of businesses, schools and homes in New Orleans still remain untouched since the storm (big white "x's" marking their front doors with a sense of doom), we were able to experience first-hand some of the transformation taking place in the city as we helped teachers from Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School move desks and chairs, clean and organize classrooms in preparation for students who would be starting classes that week in their new state-of-the-art LEED certified school building.

Seeing New Orleans

Ashley, Kandis, Chris & Thomas step out of the cold and into the Cafe Du Monde for hot beignets and some quality bonding time

During record lows in New Orleans, Ashley,
Kandis, Chris and Thomas step out of the cold
and into the Cafe Du Monde for warm beignets
and some quality bonding time.

During record lows