{"id":3212,"date":"2013-08-09T13:34:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2013-08-09T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:34:29","slug":"a-farewell-from-a-summer-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/a-farewell-from-a-summer-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Farewell&#8221; from a summer intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Brittani Lamb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As my time at ELCA World Hunger comes to a close, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about what this experience has meant to me. I decided to do this internship not only because it complements my social work education well, but also because I wanted to strengthen my connection to the church. As a life-long Lutheran, I&#8217;ve never been too far from the church. I was an active participant in my home congregation and synod growing up. I attended the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans and went as a voting delegate to the Churchwide Assembly in 2009. I chose St. Olaf in part because it is a Lutheran college. I also worked at a Lutheran camp for two summers. I strongly believe my life has only been enriched by these experiences, but I still felt there was a piece missing in my spiritual life.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure many of you have read the recent CNN article that has gone viral on Facebook and other sites titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2013\/07\/27\/why-millennials-are-leaving-the-church\/?hpt=hp_c4\">Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church<\/a>.\u201d While I am not one of the millennials who is leaving, I do see many connections in this article to my own feelings towards the church and the things I see among my peers. One thing that stood out to me the most was this: \u201c<i>We\u2019re not leaving the church because we don\u2019t find the cool factor there; we\u2019re leaving the church because we don\u2019t find Jesus there.<\/i>\u201d While I don\u2019t agree with this statement, I definitely know of people who do. I have been blessed with rich opportunities such as this internship and others that have given me a chance to truly see Jesus in the church, but I can see how others don\u2019t. There are places in the church where we don\u2019t always act in a way Jesus would have.<\/p>\n<p>One thing my generation (and others who are leaving the church) really wants to see is the justice that Jesus lived out. This is the piece that I felt was missing from my spirituality. Now, I have made that connection through ELCA World Hunger. This summer I have seen and become involved in what the church is doing to work for justice in the United States and across the world. I have also seen how things that don\u2019t seem directly connected to justice (like fundraising or sitting in a cubicle responding to emails all day) are integral to justice work and equally important. Something I really appreciate about the church that I have seen here this summer is that everyone has the attitude that they are working for and with the church and are a part of God\u2019s work. It is truly inspiring to see people living out their vocation every day.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported me this summer and all those who support ELCA World Hunger. Working here has truly been a blessing and I can\u2019t wait to see where this experience leads me next!<\/p>\n<p><em>This is Brittani \u00a0Lamb&#8217;s final post as an intern for ELCA World Hunger.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brittani Lamb As my time at ELCA World Hunger comes to a close, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about what this experience has meant to me. I decided to do this internship not only because it complements my social work education well, but also because I wanted to strengthen my connection to the church. 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