Support Letter

As promised, my support letter:

There are pages of stories I could write about my experiences on the Tribeca Arts Summer Project. If you want to hear them, please give me a call or shoot me an email. I'd love to talk about it. For this letter, I'll stick to sharing that the best experience of the summer was being able to learn with and from a group of Christian artists as we lived life together, working toward a common goal. The summer of 2008 was an intense summer of growth and learning...both spiritually and personally. I have many of you to thank for that.

Since I've been back at UCF I've been a part of the Christian arts movement on campus. We've taken the theme “Rehumaniz” from the 2008 project, and we have started reaching out to the campus through art. One of our goals is to show Christ by loving the people that make up the University of Central Florida, including each other (inspired by John 13:35). It's been great. I've made new friends and had some great conversations. Two ways that we do this are small group Bible studies geared toward creative women and art outreaches on the free speech lawn for all of UCF. At these outreaches we invite students to sit with us and talk and make art. Sometimes we're able to get into gospel conversations, sometimes we don't. Either way, I believe we are making an impact on our campus.

This past December, I was challenged to return to project as an intern. At first, I thought it was a crazy idea...this is me we're talking about. Since when am I a good candidate to intern on something like this? After much prayer, I filled out the application. I still think this is crazy, but it's definitely the good kind of crazy. The God kind of crazy. I'll be interning this summer on the project that God used significantly in my life two years ago. And any doubts I have regarding my ability to do this are gone. I know I can't do this alone. But God's power is made perfect in weakness. His grace is all I need (2 Corinthians 12:9).

In order to cover the cost of this trip, I need to raise $3,600 before I leave on June 12, 2010. This will cover transportation, training materials, housing, and meals for the six weeks that I will be working on the project. If you are willing and able to help financially, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Every little bit helps.

Regardless of your decision to partner financially, I ask that you would keep me and the others involved with the Campus Crusade New York City Tribeca summer project in your prayers. If you'd like to keep up with where I'm at and where I'm going, visit www.wmayerTribecaArts.blogspot.com. This is the same blog I kept in 2008, so if you missed out on it then, you're free to go back and see some of what we did that summer. For more information about the project visit www.gosummerproject.com or the Tribeca Summer Project facebook fan page.

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