2010

Stephanie Bamberg , Dumas Wesley Community Center
“I came here cynical about church, but I’ve realized that if I’m not doing what I want I want the
church to do, then I’m the same kind of hypocrite I always complain about. At the beginning
of the summer, I felt like God was calling me here to help the world, but God called me here to
wake me up! I think many more students could use that. …. This summer has been amazing. I
am new. I have learned. I will remember, and apply this for the rest of my life.”

Erin Ofe, Whistler UMC
The 3.0 internship had a tremendous impact on my life. Even now, after being separated from the
program for about a month, I still feel its impact and realize each day a new lesson I learned over
the summer that has stuck with me. I’m a second-year Resident Assistant in one of the residence
halls on my college campus, and I was asked to write a morning inspiration one day during
training. I thought long and hard, and I ended up showing my fellow RAs some pictures of the
kids with whom I worked, and I told them particularly heartbreaking stories about those beautiful
angels of God. Then I related it to our job, and how we cannot ever judge anybody by first
glance, but realize that we do not know what has happened in their lives and that it’s our job to
love them and accept them no matter what. 3.0 forced me out of my comfort zone, and the kids at
the Whistler site, where I worked, taught me how to love with an unconditional, unbiased heart,
and how to realize that the truly important aspects of life are not “things,” but love, acceptance,
kindness, humbleness, and, most importantly, molding our lives so that we can live life to its

fullest potential in a way that makes Jesus proud. I’ve heard residents complaining about their
rooms being too small, but I think we should all be so thankful if we have a roof over our heads.
I’ve seen people around campus who other people think are weird, but I see them as another
child of God. That way of thinking would not have existed in my mind last year. 3.0 changed me
forever, and I will always thank God so much for providing me the opportunity to let my life be
shaken out of the comfort zone it was contained in before, and letting me realize how amazing
life can be once we see the world for what it is through the eyes of God.

Taylor Callihan, Mobile Inner City Mission / Taylor Park
This internship was truly a blessing to me. I was able to grow deeper in love with God and I have
found other ways of sharing that love with others. The kids at Taylor Park really know what love
is and how to show it even if they do not always behave in the best manner. It broke my heart
leaving the children there because I could see how much they truly needed and appreciated the
time that we took to get to know them and love them. This internship will always be an amazing
memory that will stay with me forever and I am very glad I was able to be a part of it.

Rachel Smith, Dumas Wesley
This summer I had the honor of serving at Dumas Wesley Community Center. We ran a day
camp for kids ages 5-14. This was the perfect spot for me! I am an elementary education major
and want to teach specifically kindergarten or first grade. I personally worked with the five,
six, and seven year olds which only helped to confirm my major. This summer showed me that
teaching and kids is what brings joy to my life and is what the rest of my life should be spent
doing. I also had my eyes opened to how much need can be found EVERYWHERE if one
simply looks for it. I was raised in Mobile, but never knew how much poverty was in MY city.
This summer we had six sites in the area, but we also were exposed to even more ministries that
help in inter-city Mobile. There was way more need in my home then I had been conditioned to
see. It was shocking and eye-opening all at the same time. This summer has changed me. I have
a passion for local missions and bringing it to the attention of others. We shouldn’t live until we
are grown never knowing there are needs no matter where we live and how well off your area
is. This summer also reminded me that going out of the country or to other parts of the country
is not necessary to serve the Lord and the community. Now back at school, I am helping to
raise awareness in our local mission teams and try and get people to go and serve where we are,
because how can we expect to help other nations and people we don’t know and won’t see again
if we won’t help the people we pass every day. This summer was a wonderful and life changing
experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life, always remembering missions start
right where you are with whatever you are gifted at.

Reverend Brian Miller, St. Mark United Methodist Church
When St. Mark UMC asked to be a site for the 3.0 Missional Internship Program, I knew that the
presence of students who were so dedicated to changing the world would have an impact on our

congregation. However, I could never have imagined the extent to which the interns would shape
our future.

St. Mark UMC is located in the population center of Mobile. The church has seen the
surrounding neighborhood transition into a very diverse community. The church has seen ups
and downs but has been unable to figure out what mission looked like in that context. The work
of Addison, Temisha, and Emerson showed the people of St. Mark that connecting with our
neighbors is as simple as meeting as a kid’s Bible study around an apartment complex’s pool.
Through the hard work of the interns, a church that had no Vacation Bible School in 2009 had
over 50 children at Vacation Bible School in 2010. The interns are directly responsible for over
half of those children knowing that the people of God at St. Mark love them.

More lasting is the legacy that we continue to see. Since the end of the summer, we have
continued to be in relationship with several of the children [who] continue to be a part of the
everyday life of the church. Beyond those specific relationships, the people of St. Mark have
been challenged with a vision for loving an entire community, and they are responding. In the
past month, I have had conversations with church members about a tutoring program, open gym
time on weekday afternoons, a life skills training group, and a sewing ministry to help parents
mend and adjust the size of school uniforms for active and growing children.

All of this is the work of God. However, it has been done through faithful interns, through the
inspired work of the internship coordinators, and through the great generosity of the QuadW
Foundation. The people of St. Mark are grateful to all.
Peace,
Brian

Bishop Paul Leeland, Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church
“The creation of 3.0 is an example of organic movement within the larger Church. It provides an
accessible model for churches, regardless of size or location, to be engaged in missional outreach. The
varied expressions of mission within each local community offers a larger constellation of our desire
to fulfill the Great Commission to “go”, to baptize, to teach, to obey. 3.0 is a reminder that every
congregation can be a missional, evangelistic church.”