UPDATE - Week of March 20

Wow. Another great week. In this issue:

- Highlights from the Week. 

- Giving Snapshot and Israel Update

- Recruitment Update

- Other News

HIGHLIGHTS

Silas protecting his eyes from his helicopter sock

 No. this is not me from when I was eight. This is Silas, the first child of Austin and Erin Pfeiffer, two great friends of the Fellows who hosted our Round Table on Monday night.

The soup was SO good

Reese was tempted to eat the whole pot

The Pfeiffers are two of the most hospitable folks I have ever met. In fact, while they were out at Silas' soccer game, they left their house open with food on the stove for us! Wow! What a model of trust and love. Thanks Austin and Erin and family!!!

The Fellows Team with two of the Baird Team Members

Speaking of great models...we were welcomed by the entire staff of RW Baird on Wednesday for our Leader Lunch. It was one of our largest panels of the year, but it was incredibly informative on multiple levels: the first being the simple sage financial advice they gave us, the second being an insight into what it looks like to have a service-minded team, the third being the circuitous journeys each one of these members had getting to where they got - having former careers in things like motorcycle mechanics, raft-guiding, and ministry. Thanks guys for your honest and wise counsel. A truly great time together.

Speaking of education...we are approaching the end of our Faith and Culture Class with Dr. Clay Cooke. It has been absolutely fantastic. We will be getting photos this week. Thanks Clay.

Afterward, I led us through the second of our group debriefs for the Highlands Ability Battery. In addition, I have been meeting one-on-one with Fellows. The conversations have been so good. Very thankful for the opportunity to be able to administer this assessment.


GIVING SNAPSHOT and ISRAEL UPDATE

Thanks to those many of you who have been financially supporting us this year. For those of you who have had intentions to support us or were waiting for tax refunds to come around, please consider this opportunity to contribute. We are a small, lean nonprofit so a little bit can go a long way. Thanks!

Send Checks to Winston-Salem Fellows

Winston-Salem Fellows
851 W. 5th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

or give online at wsfellows.com/give

MISSION: ISRAEL!

The gals getting ready for our Art Fundraiser

Artists at work!

Our fundraising goal for Israel is $13,000. As of today, we have raised nearly $9,000 of it! That is amazing. If you haven't already given, please pray about supporting this opportunity of a lifetime.

You can give in the same manner as above.

Cabernet and Canvas was a big success. We had fewer ladies than we hoped but we managed to raise more funds than we dreamed! Wow! Thank you! You know who you are!!! Here are some photos from a great event!

Melissa Martin showing off her work

Camille and Beth Hilliard...who is either left handed or paints with both hands!?

Susan Scott one of our Host Mothers

Melissa and her mother!!!

Lia and David

Rahel with a blank canvas

Christina doing her thing

The set up crew

Looking great!

RECRUITING UPDATE

We have had a couple quiet weeks on the admissions front. We are interviewing a pretty exceptional candidate this Friday and are awaiting applications from a few others.

The good news is that this week I am having high level conversations with Winston-Salem State University, as well as a few face-to-face meetings with potential candidates; meetings at Wake Forest University, both in their office of career and professional development and their athletic department; and next week a presentation at Elon University. Very encouraging.


OTHER NEWS

Jessica with Melissa, the Director of Innovation and Initiatives at Senior Services after winning the Reaching for the Stars Innovative Program Award from the NC Association on Aging!

Petey Crowder interviews Will and Jessica at First Presbyterian Church

I got to worship with and speak to seventy teenagers in Raleigh Friday and Saturday at Edonton Street United Methodist Church. 

Rush Beam (on the left, his brother David on the right) was one of my all time favorite Young Life guys. Now he is the Youth Minister at Edonton Street! Such an honor to be with him this weekend. Thanks Rush!!!

This is Jeremiah Fields, one of my new friends at WSSU. He needs an internship this summer. Let me know if you are interested in talking with him. This guy is worth hiring!!! He is only a freshmen but I am already recruiting him to be a Fellow!!!!

Thanks ALL! Keep spreading the work and sharing the love.