Hello everyone! My name is Ethnee and I am one of the Communications Interns for Summer Training Project 2024! I’m a senior studying Marketing and Digital Media Arts at the University of St. Thomas. I’ll help keep everyone posted on what we’re up to here in Garden City, South Carolina.
As we wrap up week one of Project, it is evident that the Lord has lots in store for us throughout these next two months! Our first week was filled with introductions, orientation, trainings, a social, and work. We’ve been staying busy and having fun!
At our theme introduction, we learned that this summer’s Project theme is…Abide! Throughout our time here, we will learn what it means to abide in Christ and how it strengthens our relationship with God.
We will be studying 1 John with a focus on our theme verses:
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”
1 John 4:15-16
After settling into what will be our new home for the next eight weeks, we kicked our week off with an orientation and time to get to know one another. Being surrounded by a community of fellow Christians who uplift and challenge each other is a blessing that I am grateful to have. I have no doubt we will all build strong friendships as the summer goes on.
In addition to trainings and socials, STP participants also work full-time at Walmart, Chick-fil-A, or the Surfside Chapel. Our first week of work got us into the swing of things and used to the new pace of life at STP. After a day of work, we were ready for some fun and our first Thursday night social, a Low Country Boil! Embracing the social’s theme, everyone came dressed in country or southern belle attire. We enjoyed a true-fashioned seafood boil, carnival games, a watermelon eating contest, and karaoke.
During our first week, we also celebrated four birthdays. Shoutout to Ella, Belle, Tommy, and Josiah! Tossing people in the pool on their birthday is one of our ongoing traditions here at Project, and a fun way to end the night!
As we begin week two of STP, I ask that you keep us in your prayers, so that we may have a fruitful summer growing closer to the Lord!
Stay tuned for more updates!