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We announced our Spring Break Mission Trip destinations last night at the INN. Here is the great video that our amazing interns put together, including the locations.
I’m going on the trip listed first. Now watch the video.

Last year we had the privilege of hosting Sylvia Wilson from the PC(USA) (Presbyterian Church denomination) at the INN for a few days to share a bit about what the INN does and is. The denomination’s collegiate website is now featuring a story, written by former INN intern Megan Goodwin.
http://www.pcusa.org/collegiate/inn-interns.htm

That’s right folks. Year #3 has begun for me at the INN. We’re back and full speed ahead. There’s already tons of things to do, lots of excitement about the prospects of the year, and as always, the great unknown that the year holds. I thought a brief reflection might be in order, concerning my [...]

If you didn't get enough Ski to Sea action a couple weeks ago, here's a great little video of competitors being interviewed the day before. It's put together by Stead, a student at the INN and future INN intern. It's pretty great.
And I'm kind of a big dork in it. Enjoy.

i’ve had a hard time articulating the last portion of our days in hayesville, north carolina. even now, about 3 weeks after returning from our trip, i still struggle to understand what happens when a group of 15 people are placed together by God to contribute to his Kingdom. and it boggles my mind how [...]

it’s sad that i have a hard time remembering when i put on work gloves, knelt down on hard dirt, or used a shovel. but something about the hard, red earth of north carolina brings me right back into the groove. the days of hating to be out pulling weeds or working the earth are [...]

**** This post is the first of 3 posts describing our recent trip to Hayesville, NC, for an INN mission trip. I’ve taken a little creative license, as a burgeoning writer, to expand, develop, and combine elements of the days into a memoir-esque narrative. Enjoy.****
the morning air is crisp. there’s a freshness of spring that [...]

I haven’t talked about it a whole lot on my blog, due to the busyness of the quarter, but tomorrow I depart with 14 other INN people to North Carolina for one of our Spring Break Mission Trips!
We’ll be spending a week in Hayesville, NC, working with the Hinton Rural Life Center, helping out with [...]

We’re in to day 3 down here in Oregon at the Murdock Trust Mentoring Experience. Today, we actually get to "start" the course, which is spread over 3 parts throughout the next year. However, since we have our first week of INN activities during the final session in September, we’ve also been here to "complete" [...]

It’s time for me to get back into the blogging world again, and what better way to start off a new stint than to get me out traveling. I like to blog about going places. So, as I sit alone in my room at a conference center in Canby, OR, preparing for a week long [...]