This newsletter summarizes the Crossroads Student Internship program, a 10-week program for 20 college students run through Cru's Chicago Summer Mission. The students worked on creative projects for Cru ministries using talents in areas like graphic design, writing, and video production. Throughout the summer, the students learned skills like project management and how to use their creativity to glorify God. They also strengthened their leadership skills by taking on staff roles. The students grew both professionally and spiritually through their work and community within the program.

1. NEWSLETTER
Who are we?
C
rossroads Student Internship is a 10
week long program partnered with Cru’s
Chicago Summer Mission. We are a
group of 20 college students, each blessed with
different talents from graphic design to writing
to video production, all with the mutual goal of
making our Creator known through our creativity.
Throughout the summer we have been
working on projects that will serve Cru’s college
ministries, including but not limited to IndyCC,
Big Break and branding next year’s Chicago
Summer Mission.
As a collective group we have learned about
convergent and divergent thinking, project
management, and how to glorify God through
our creations. Each and every one of us has
grown professionally and personally.
We also learned a lot about leadership when
each student took on a specific role that was
held by staff before they left, after spending five
weeks working with us in the office.
The best part of the entire summer is that God
has been with us every step of the way. Whether
it was in showing each other grace through
conflict resolution or trusting that He will lead us
in making creative decisions, we have all seen
Him move in incredible ways and grown in our
faith.
This summer has been all about our growth
professionally and spiritually, and our office
has been the home of it all. Together, this group
of students has held one another up in all that
we’ve done, and though it has been sometimes
challenging.
But we at Crossroads know that with every
challenge comes growth, and we’ve seen a lot
of it throughout this amazin summer.
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OUR PROJECTS
Branded the
midwestern Christmas
conference attended
by thousands of
college students
yearly.
Branded the Cru
spring break missions
trip that takes place
throughout March in
Panama City Beach.
Created a viral online
campaign pitch for
Cru’s national winter
conference, set to airin
the fall.
Rebranded and
revived the graphic
life of our own
summer mission for
next year’s set of CSM
students.
Redesigned the cover
of a devotional book
from Cru author, Keith
Davy.
Designed flyers and
promotional materials
for Purdue Cru’s
campus ministry.
Creating promotional
material to present
Cru as a missionary
organization at
college campuses.
Upkept a blog website
featuring different
guest speakers,
personalities, and
people from the
mission.
Rebranded Chicago
Summer Mission’s
two weekly meetings,
creating slides and
logos for production
teams.

2. OUR COMMUNITY
W
hen we aren’t working, Crossroads students can be found outside
in the courtyard of our office making hoop dreams a reality (playing
basketball), having dance parties in the office, or playing with Tess,
the dog who lives upstairs.
Outside of the office, we can also be found doing fun things on the weekends
together. We had dessert parties at the apartment building where we all live,
have gone thrift shopping many times together, and gone on photography
walks around the city of Chicago together.
Of all the adventures we have experienced together, the greatest one would
still be getting to experience God move through each other and pointing us
back to Him in all that we have done in the office and the city.
Within ten short weeks, God made our small office of interns into a greater
family. We love each other a lot.
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I came into Crossroads excited to bring
home portfolio pieces and some biblical
knowledge, but in reality I got both of those
things and then friends I’ll never forget. It
was the exprience of a lifetime.
—ALEXEA HANKIN, Michigan State University
Working in the Crossroads office has taught
me to take a step back and realize my
creative talents are from God. I’ve loved
learning that my creativity can be practically
applied and used to glorify God.
—KARA SAUER, Miami University
—ANDY MOST, College for Creative Studies
The office atmosphere
I loved the community we created around
each other in the office and how much we
learned off of one another. I love all the
growth we’ve seen together through one
another.