Hot Weather and Weekend Adventures
These last few days in eastern Kentucky have been sweltering. I never knew how hard it was to work outside in 95 degree weather with humidity making it feel like 110 degrees. It’s been hard to get myself motivated in this weather because I feel like the sun just drains me of all energy. Luckily [...]
Congrats to 2010 grads!
Christian Appalachian Project congratulates all recent college graduates on an impressive achievement. We especially wish to congratulate the 14 and counting recent grads who have joined us or will be joining us as long-term volunteers this summer and fall. Take a moment to meet some of our volunteers from the Class of 2010: Stacey Brusca [...]
Julia McStravog: Post-graduate volunteering
June 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Volunteer Voices
Some people are planners; they know in advance that service-driven work is something they were built for. They know deep down in their bones that God is calling them toward something that is greater than themselves. (Cue Bridget McCormack). I am not one of those people. Perhaps it is part of my capricious nature that [...]
Ichthus 2010: Faith in Action
This past week I got to experience Ichthus, which is a 4 day festival that includes Christian bands and speakers. This was the first time I have ever been to Ichthus but I’ve been to a similar event in New Hampshire called Soul-fest, which is basically the same thing. It was an awesome time to see [...]
CAP partners with Ichthus
Continuing a tradition that began in 2007, CAP once again served as a community sponsor this month of Ichthus, a Christian music festival in Wilmore, Kentucky. CAP participated in the Global Village, a new exhibit that featured international and domestic nonprofits. The theme of Ichthus this year was BeCause, and speakers and artists encouraged youth [...]
A welcome break
Well, I’ve been staring at this blank computer screen for the past 20 minutes trying to come up with something to write in my blog, but I honestly don’t have anything. These past two weeks have been pretty typical weeks at CAP. We had our house meeting with Harold, our volunteer life manager, this past [...]
