Alan Douglas's blog

We are officially in the final week of the UrbanPromise Year Internship.  The year has been one of incredible growth: both spiritually and intellectually.  I hope that I can take what I learned from here and apply it to my personal and social life.

The day after Mardi Gras is known as Ash Wednesday and it marks the beginning of a season called Lent.  In short, Lent is the 40 day period before Easter Day and a time for Christians to learn about sacrifice and discipline.  Traditionally, people who observe the season of Lent would fast something (not always food, it could be a habit) for 40 days.  It is also common for people

My sister and nephew came to visit UrbanPromise in Camden last November!  Here's a picture of Dacia Taleni and my nephew (at 6 months) taking his first ukulele lesson.

In my house there are three people from Africa who have come to study UrbanPromise with us interns.  Malason Kachipanda (“catch-ee-panda”) and Doreen Kaphalanya (“Kah-puh-lawn-ya”) are from Malawi.  Before coming to Camden the two earned their degrees at the same African bible college.  They actually knew each other before traveling to the U.S.