Goodbye from Wes

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Hi everyone!  I'm Wes Huntington, and welcome to the Crossroads Blog.  This is sadly going to be the last blog post I'll write for it as I have graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications.  My career goal in case you don't know is that I want to work for a radio station doing what I do now at KMSU: hosting, producing and doing a radio program.  God surely has blessed me with me being here with me maintaining the building as the sole resident this spring semester.

I want to say a bunch of thank you's first, if I may.  To Pastors Tammy, Roger Haug, Al Girtz and Scott Olson, thank you for your kind words and whatnot this semester.  You always make me feel like I truly belonged here at Crossroads with your kind words.  I want you to know that all four of you will make the building and Crossroads a better place to be in the future.  The same goes for the rest of of the board members as well.  Thank you!

To the 2015-16 student board: this year was filled with ups and downs, but overall the experience was positive.  I want you to know that I've enjoyed getting to know all of you a little better.  I know that next year's board will do extraordinary things.

Finally, to board member Kathy Yale: thank you so much for letting me be the student volunteer of Campus Cupboard this semester.  Generally, you would get the bulk of the regulars and I would get the leftovers (which was okay, it put less stress on me and the Cupboard itself).  Thank you so much.

The Campus Cupboard will only be open from 1-3 pm on Thursdays this summer.

Thank you to everyone who contributed hard-earned hours of their days to being a part of Crossroads.   That goes for everyone who went to Worship every week, the Tuesday Lunch for $1, and the Bible study on Thursday mornings.

Thank you all and congratulations to everyone involved with Crossroads this year who graduated from MSU.

For the last time, this is Wes Huntington signing off until next time.   Thank you for reading and continue to do extraordinary things for it is not the end but the beginning of the adventure.

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