Jan Leaves for Istanbul Today
Today we leave for Istanbul. Then Damascus. Then Amman.
I am enormously grateful to The Church’s One Foundation and to The Church’s One Foundation. Will be blogging at A Church for Starving Artists and here as able.
Jan Starts Sabbatical Today
This morning Jan reflected on the start of her sabbatical on her blog, A Church for Starving Artists:
“Everybody should get a paid sabbatical. Every parent who gets too little sleep because she works in an office all day to pay for all the essentials plus childcare, and then stays up late doing laundry and dishes. Every waiter who takes extra shifts to save for a condo. You get what I mean.”
Meet Our Summer Ministry Intern
Thanks to the generosity of the Lilly Foundation, our Pastor Jan Edmiston will embark on a sabbatical of spiritual renewal and growth this summer. While Jan will be missed, we are ALL equipped as saints in our community. In addition, Ms. Lakesha Bradshaw has been hired to fill the position of Ministry Intern dur-ing Jan’s absence. 
Lakesha earned a Master of Divinity degree from Howard University in 2007. She is in the “Inquirer” phase of ordination through National Capital Presbytery (NCP), which is the presbytery or regional body that Fairlington Presbyterian belongs. In this phase, she has served as a church administrator and minister to a local university. Born in Chicago, IL, Lakesha now lives in Hyattsville, MD with her husband Rondolph Codlin, and their pet turtle “Monday”. She enjoys most outdoor activities including swimming, gardening, visiting the beach, hiking, and sitting or lying in parks/open spaces observing nature. Her hobbies include studying Christian spirituality, community building, playing Guitar Hero, and watching Golden Girls reruns on television. Lakesha has had several opportunities to preach, teach, facilitate workshops, and lead small groups in several congregations across NCP. She thoroughly enjoys interacting with and encouraging others, as we all mature and develop on our spiritual journeys. We look forward to being a community together this summer!
