Greetings friends and family,
So the internship has officially
ended. Wow, now that I look back
I realize how amazingly fast it
went by and yet how much was
learned from the entire experience.
In the last 2 and 1/2 weeks a LOT
has gone on. My class has gained
and lost students yet again, there
has been quite a bit of drama
between the interns, a field trip
to the Vicksburg Civil War Museum,
and a lot of preparation for the
closing banquet.
The closing banquet went really
well. It started with an intro from one
of the students then a prayer by
another. Then the four arts classes
got to share what they had learned
throughout the summer. The theater
class went first and did some improv
drills and I was thrown in last minute,
man do I not like speaking in front of
people haha. Then the dance class
went and did a dance. Then my class
was up. My fellow teacher Miss Emma
gave a little introduction and then
the fashion show began. They all did
amazing. We spent tons and tons of
time practicing and they nailed it.
I am so proud of them. Then after
they each got a sentence to share
about what they had learned, I
almost started crying. And then I
was given a few minutes to kind of
preach about being made in Gods
image. It was an amazing experience.
After the arts each class had awards
to give to their students, that was fun.
Then that was it. We said our good
byes which of course was hard.
The next day all the interns took a
road trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
to go to a wanna be Six Flags/
Hurricane Harbor. It was a really fun
time to relax with the interns and not
use Mr.'s or Ms.'s. Then we spent the
night in Baton Rouge, and today we
were able to hit up a mall for a bit then
make the 3 hour drive home and now
we are back.
This experience has been so amazing.
The lessons that I have learned I will
keep so close to my heart. There are
no real words to express what I went
through here to be honest. Dr. Perkins,
while in Redondo Beach last weekend,
was asked by my friends how I was doing
and Dr. Perkins said "I'd love to tell you
he was doing great, but he isn't. Christian
is suffering more then he ever has before.
He is living in the ghetto, working for
people who have been raised in the
ghetto and he has never experienced
anything like this before. But since God
is His solid rock, he is succeeding". And after
hearing that I realized that most internships
are involving working in an office and
getting practical experience in the work
place. But this internship through me right
in the middle of the lions den and the
only way to survive was to rely completely
on God. I learned about how to deal with
my own as well as others pride. How to
be more flexible. How important it is to
trust God. I learned about how unique
God made me and that I should not
strive to be like someone else when He
made me this way for a reason. And
above all, He gave me an increased
heart for the lost. I get so caught up
all the time in my own little South Bay
world that I forget about the pain,
suffering, racism, and social injustice
that is destroying the lives of people
in Jackson and all over the world.
This summer has been the hardest
experience of my life. But without God,
my amazing family, my darling Elizabeth,
and my friends, I could not have made
it through.
Thank you for all the prayers and support.
You are such a blessing! I love you all!
And am in love with Elizabeth Hild :-)
God bless
~Christian Cannon
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