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| Houston Summer Staff Team 2007
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Back row, from left to right: Rachael, Holly and AJ
/ Front Row: Kristin, David and Lindsey |
Rachael Burke
Rachael is currently a junior at Wheaton College
studying International Relations. Although She grew up in TX, she now
lives with my parents, older sister, and younger brother in Medford, NJ.
She has been to Burkina Faso, Honduras, Alaska, and Philadelphia for
short-term mission trips. During high school she helped lead small groups
of senior high students during their Philadelphia mission trips and also
helped organize and facilitate various junior and senior high activities.
Rachael plays Ultimate Frisbee at the college level at Wheaton, and since
going to college it has become her favorite sport. She also loves
watching movies, rock-climbing, and ping-pong. "This summer I want the
Lord to stretch me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I want to
better understand the racial and economic injustices that are so prevalent
in urban areas, and I want to more fully love and serve the people affected
by these problems."
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Lindsey Crawford
Lindsey is from Pryor, OK. She graduated from
Oklahoma State University in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal
Studies and an emphasis in American Studies and Sociology. She has served
five years at Camp Dry Gulch, a Christian Children's Camp in OK, ministering
to over 10,000 children from 6 to 12 years old each summer. She has served
as a volunteer in both the Children and Youth Ministries at her home church,
Church on the Move, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lindsey's hobbies include photography,
music, movies, board games, biking, water activities and friends! "My prayer
for this summer is to gain direction for the next chapter in my life. This
opportunity is going to grant me with wisdom, direction and strength as I
transition from my life as a college student to an adult in the world of
employment. I am eager to rise to the challenges set before me by my Lord as
I grow in my spiritual walk as well as build relationships with students
and the people of Houston who are in need."
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Kristin Flaugh
Kristin is from Meadville, PA and is returning to Houston
for her second summer as a City Host. She majored in Social Work at Anderson
University. She has previously served on mission trips to Mexico, Nicaragua, Atlanta,
Jamaica, and CSM trips to Washington D.C. and Toronto. Kristin has interned in the
Children and Youth Ministries at First Church of God in Pennsylvania. She has also
led a group that created a middle school after school program, volunteered at a
neighborhood youth bible study in Anderson, IN, and was the Director for After
School Fun in Anderson. Kristin loves the outdoors, creating videos, scrapbooking,
and traveling. "My goal this summer is to build relationships with CSM students,
staff, and people in the city while experiencing life-changing lessons with the
students as they serve in the city."
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AJ Martinez
AJ is from Abilene, Texas. He attends Cisco Junior
College and has served on mission trips in Colorado and Philadelphia. During
high school he helped develop a group called Skaters For Christ (SFC) at First
Baptist Church of Clyde, TX. It is a youth based and youth run program to reach
skateboarders and bikers. He continues to disciple the students in SFC. AJ served
as a life guard and staff devotional leader at Big Country Baptist Youth Camp in
Luders, TX. AJ worked with Jr. High boys as a Disciple-Now leader. Currently he
is a leader in the College Ministry of First Baptist Church of Clyde. He enjoys
skateboarding, camping, reading, music, hanging out with friends, and killing TVs.
This summer he hopes to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to CSM and to show the love of
Christ to all.
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Holly Nichols
A native Houstonian, Holly is a junior at Houston
Baptist University, majoring in Business Administration and Accounting.
She loves Houston and has fallen in love with its inner city. She has been
on one trip with CSM to Houston and continues to be active in Houston’s inner
city ministry, including Street Church. Through her involvement with her
high school girls’ small group, leadership in her Christian sorority, and her
life with her roommates, she has realized how much she loves community. Holly
enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee, hanging out with friends, and throwing oranges
across courtyards. This summer, Holly looks forward to serving others and
showing them the kind of trust and grace in God that He has shown her.
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David Schwarz
David was born and raised in Garland, TX and is the
youngtest of 5 kids. He is currently a sophomore majoring in Finance at
Texas A&M University in College Station, TX and is a menmber of Living Hope
Baptist Church. David has worked with teenagers in juvenile detention centers
in Nashville as well as starting and leading a bible study in high school. In
his spare time David enjoys photography, reading and just about any sport. Soccer
is his favorite! David is really excited about spending his summer living in a
new city, loving the people in Houston and hosting groups coming to serve.
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