A Place to Grow

by Susanna Hasser

As my internship comes to a close, I look back and appreciate all that happened here this summer. I have come a long way from the timid young lady who started here twelve weeks ago. Through all the phone calls, copying, spreadsheets, and binders I have found a community that not many people in St. Louis know about. This is a group of people who are seeking to bring Christ to the youth of the area and doing it in the ways they can. We pray everyday at lunchtime in our little chapel for the youth and youth ministers. There is a library of resources available to youth ministers, and we make known the opportunities for youth to meet up with other teens in the area and throughout the country. Through the office I have experienced what it takes to put on events in youth ministry. So many little and not so interesting details must be addressed for something great to be accomplished. It is the small tasks that support the big ones. I have grown in my communication skills and have experience as an office worker as well. I know I am not nearly ready to move into the world on my own, but this summer had prepared me just a little more for the field I hope to fully enter into one day, if it be the will of God.