Christine B.: Reflections on a year in service
May 20, 2013 by admin
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I’m Christine, a long-term volunteer with the Christian Appalachian Project. I’m the Elderly Services Caseworker in Owsley County. My term of service is coming to an end, and this past year of post-graduate service (I’m a 2012 graduate of Hiram College in Ohio) has been a great experience! Serving with CAP has changed me in [...]
Apply today for summer and fall volunteer opportunities
The Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Office is a flurry of activity these days as we review some outstanding applications for summer camp and long-term volunteering. But if you’re worried about missing one of our application deadlines, don’t be! We are continuing to accept applications for this summer and fall, and we look forward to receiving [...]
St. Anne’s-Belfield School at YouthFest
For Week 3 of YouthFest this year, we were visited by the freshman class of St. Anne’s-Belfield School. What follows is a blog post from their trip: We are the “Pink” group for the week, 14 strong, and we are working at a trailer which is located at the end of a hollow in Eastern [...]
CAP Connection Spring 2013
April 24, 2013 by admin
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Click here for a PDF of this issue CAP celebrates new Foley Mission Center A dream came true for CAP in February when the Louis T. Foley Mission Center was dedicated in Floyd County. This state-of-the art facility can house 120 volunteers for short-term service experiences, such as WorkFest and YouthFest. And this is just one of [...]
WorkFest 2013
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 “Die to self; Live for Christ.” That was our theme for WorkFest 2013, Christian Appalachian Project’s college alternative spring break program. College students live [...]
Meet the 2013 Volunteer Class
Each January, CAP welcomes a new class of volunteers. This supplements our larger September class with those who prefer to start at a later date, such as college students who graduate in December. We’re happy to have nine new volunteers who chose to spend 2013 dedicating their lives to service in Appalachia. This year, we [...]
A slow, holy week in Appalachia
It’s been a slow week in Appalachia. And that’s saying something. In a place where going to the store for groceries requires 30-mile round trip drive, rain interrupts the Internet, and chatting for at least 15 minutes about who knows whom precedes all work meetings…slow really means something. Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. day [...]
Summer Camp 2013
Want to do something meaningful this summer? Christian Appalachian Project is currently accepting applications for volunteer summer camp counselors, lifeguards, office helpers, nurses and arts & crafts instructors. Our camps are nestled in the beautiful Appalachian mountains of Eastern Kentucky, and our campers come from some of the poorest communities in the nation. Summer camp [...]
Rain don’t change the sun
One of my new responsibilities this school year is teaching the Gifted and Talented (GT) students at Sand Gap. This means coming up with creative, hands-on ways to keep the “smart kids” interested in school and excited about learning by embellishing on the topics they’re already being taught. Most of last semester was spent on [...]
Molly B: Summer Camp magic
January 13, 2013 by admin
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Camp AJ is, in my opinion, one of the most special places in the world. It’s not fancy; we don’t have horses or zip lines. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, there is a certain “AJ magic” that infects campers and counselors alike. Camp brings out the best in everyone. The counselors are extraordinary [...]
