2 is Company, but 9's a Crowd!

Every Tuesday morning, the staff at Crossroads crowds around our office "kitchen table" for staff meeting. We write postcards and pray together, we learn more about our mutual callings and ministry, and we plan for future success. It's always entertaining, worthwhile, and encouraging.

But this week it felt different! This Tuesday marked the official first staff meeting with our new staff member, Nancy McNeil, who has finished raising support and is joining the team to take over Accounting and Office Manager, a role Rich is happy to give her as he transitions to a full focus on newsletters and all things graphic design.

While our kitchen table only naturally seats six, every week we slide in where we can with borrowed chairs, cramming Doug and Dawn, Jerry and Rich, Daniel and Stephan, and Katrina and I somewhere around the table. This Tuesday, we felt... full! Ready to expand! As I looked around the full room, buzzing with conversation, jokes, and new ideas, I couldn't help but think, wow. God has called each of us here specifically, and this is only the beginning!

All of this new energy came with a humbling thought: The Shed opened just over a year ago, giving us double the office space we had in the old church. But Every. Single. Desk. will be filled this summer! We're currently preparing for two new Summer Residents--two passionate, dedicated college volunteers have stepped up and are spending their summers working full time with us! More on that next week.

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