Servants Quarters: Introducing the Class of 2008
Please allow us the pleasure of introducing the 2008 Class of Truth and Grace Ventures’ Servants Quarters program. We hope that these very brief introductions help lead to the creation of many more meaningful and mutually edifying relationships down the road.
Nar, a graduate of Amherst College and the fourth of five children from Cambodian-Chinese immigrant parents, presently serves with energy and passion as the Local Outreach Coordinator of The Falls Church.
A native of Falls Church, Nefret just graduated in May ‘07 from William and Mary and then faithfully followed a call to serve the children of Southeast DC as a AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer.
Pursuing her lifelong dream to be a teacher, Kim moved from Michigan to Northern Virginia this year, only to learn that God had a different plan. She now joyfully serves as the Middle School Youth Director at Vienna Presbyterian Church.
After two years of teaching third grade in Herndon, Virginia, Emily made the move to live in intentional Christian community with two friends in a Spanish-speaking immigrant neighborhood in Arlandria. By day, Emily is the program assistant at an after-school learning center in South Arlington.
Jamilia joins us as she nears the end of her second year serving, tirelessly and ably, as the Executive Director of Southeast DC Partners, a suburban and urban partnership aimed at bringing reconciliation and renewal to the children and families of Southeast DC.
Carlous, teaming with the Coalition for Christian Outreach, Tom Skinner Campus Ministries and the Skinner Leadership Institute, uniquely offers the Howard University student community a range of opportunities for serious discipleship, leadership development, community service, racial reconciliation and evangelism.
Nick, the son of two former pastors in the United Church of Christ and a philosophy graduate of Grove City College, joins us in our first attempt to extend the Servants Quarters program beyond its traditional boundaries. In particular, while he is a dedicated servant in his church and among his neighbors, Nick works for a for-profit firm rather than a non-profit Christian ministry, and thus is ineligible for Servants Quarters monetary assistance.
Photo caption: Back row: Nar, Nefret, Kim, Emily and Jamilia. Seated: Christine and Ramsey, with Carlous on the left and Nick on the right