CBM Intern – A Year to Remember

By Ansley Blake, CBM National Intern - Before beginning the CBM National internship, I wasn’t living for the Lord. I was living for the world, yet I claimed to be a follower of Christ. The internship was a last minute thing. I did not know what I wanted to do with my life and the internship advertised that it would help you find God‘s will for your life, so I signed up. Through the internship, God has opened my eyes to things I could’ve never even imagined.  The most difficult thing God revealed to me involved losing friends that I never thought I would lose. ...

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CBM Intern – Ansley Blake

CBM National Intern, Ansley Blake - Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go is my last rotation of the internship. This past year has felt like the longest year of my life yet it has simultaneously felt like the shortest year of my life. In the one month that I have been serving in Watauga, Tennessee, I have gotten to witness three different styles of released time classes. The biggest thing I have learned is that God ALWAYS provides. For those of you who are not familiar with Released Time in CBM, it is a program where CBM missionaries transport children from public schools to a nearby ...

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CBM Intern – Three in One

By CBM National intern, Ansley Blake - Three initial thoughts I had when I heard I was going to Camp Victory on rotation: 1) “Yes! Only an hour away from the beach!” 2) “Yes! The weather is hot!” 3) “I’ve already learned so much these past 8 months, what more could I possibly learn?” God quickly answered that question for me. In only a month and a half, I was taught a bit of consistency, how to prioritize, and that I never stop growing in the Lord, no matter how much I’ve already learned.   It is easy for me to start projects, but it is not ...

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Christian Internship – Unchangeable To Changed

By CBM National intern,  Ansley Blake - Being part of the sixth group of interns here with Children's Bible Ministries has been such a blessing in my life! It is so exciting to see how ministry works behind the scenes here at Tuckaleechee Retreat Center, CBM’s National Headquarters. I have achieved so many “firsts” during my four months in Townsend—from traveling to volunteer at a few of the CBM camps to experience in maintenance. God is constantly on the move, showing me how to be more like Him each day. The Lord has greatly changed me in many ways through ...

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