To the masses, the most popular sport in the world is soccer, or depending on where you are from futbol. Soccer is played by over 250,000 people in over 200 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world. Not to mention all one needs to play is a ball, designated scoring areas and [...]
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Week 9 Part 1: When Satan Strikes
Satan continues to strike and strike at us and our work at the Crossroads office. At the end of last week (Week 8), Satan made his presence known in our office which is inside a larger building with other companies like World Vision. In the middle of our workday, writer Pearl Mohankumar walked into [...]
Intern Highlight: Jacklyn George
Jacklyn George says she’s the “most severely introverted person” she knows. She came to Crossroads in Chicago this summer not knowing any of the 67 other students or any of the staff. This soon-to-be senior from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities describes herself as dainty and whimsical. Through the mission, she says she’s come [...]
Week 8 Part 2: Amazing Community = Amazing Races
A large focus of Chicago Summer Mission (CSM) is the importance of building and engaging in Christian community for the duration of our summer. Remember when staff left? Remember how they left their roles to us students to take over the mission? One of those roles is a team dedicated to community. The Community Team [...]
Intern Highlight: Molly Radigan
Molly Radigan leaves traces of her art everywhere she goes. A furry, mustached cat in a blazer on the whiteboard at the Crossroads office stands testimony to that. A digital arts major with a concentration in animation, she is one of the talented designers on the Crossroads team. Molly grew up in Westerville, Ohio with [...]
Week 8 Part 1: Wait… It’s Already Week 8?
That’s how many days we have left on Chicago Summer Mission. That’s approximately the amount of days we have left in the Crossroads office. Time is ticking but the mission continues and our work at Crossroads continues. What’s exciting is seeing the projects we have been working on for the past eight weeks finally coming [...]
Intern Highlight: Taylor DesOrmeau
Taylor DesOrmeau certainly understands the importance of writing when it concerns fulfilling the Great Commission. A senior from Central Michigan University, Taylor is majoring in integrative public relations and minoring in journalism and leadership. That being said, he appreciates brevity when it comes to writing. “I think in this age of shortened attention spans, being [...]
Intern Highlight: Breanna Warfield
Breanna Warfield is a person of many passions. A sophomore from Dayton, Ohio, and a student at Ohio State University, there are many different fields that interest her. Bree is majoring in photography and film studies and minoring in video art, media production analysis and German. Bree would like to have a career in the [...]
Intern Highlight: Joshua Kattner
Joshua Kattner is six feet five inches of level-headed intellectualism, musical genius, and kind-hearted gentlemanliness. Going into his third and final year at Ball State University pursuing a degree in telecommunications, Joshua has a passion for film composing, a gift of his which is all the more impressive considering he is completely self-taught. After 3 [...]
Week 7 Part 2: Crossroads Team Discovers a Change of Gears
Week 7 for the Crossroads team was a rather exciting week! Exciting how? We had the privilege to work on our projects but outside of the office and in our teams! Our student directors, Alex and Bri, believed a change of environment would trigger more motivation and drive to be creative while working diligently [...]
