What I've been doing with OSP

The Orlando Summer Project, a sort of internship run by Campus Crusade for Christ, is what program I'm a part of here in Florida this summer.

So far I've been developing various skills in life management, networking, Spiritual growth and interpersonal communication, with all the scheduled events and time spent living with 23 other students from around the country.


Week - 1
When I first arrived we immediately began orientation with the many groups that I would be a part of while I was a part of OSP. There was a Life Group which is a bible study group who we meet with every Wednesday after work; I was placed on a planning team for all the extra events like going to Disney or having dinners with the Staff; Then I was introduced to my bosses at the Jesus Film Project which is a company that works with Campus Crusade for Christ in world ministry. It was a packed first week, but I caught on soon enough.

I didn't get too much to do other than get my cubicle set up, which took a couple of days. BUT! I got my 21 inch, pressure sensitive, interactive monitor, Cintiq tablet up and running! Which is so awesome I want to steal it. Yes, Steal it. (I'll put up a picture in the next post.) I also got my computer started up which is a powerful Dell Precision dual Quad-core computer with 1.5 Terra Bytes of space and 4 gig's of Ram (even though I could have up to 64 gigs). Whew!! That's a FINE machine!

Much of my first week was installing Maya 2008, and setting up the system so it's integrates with the rest of the servers. but at the end of the week I got my first Assignment! Create a style frame for the concept of creating a Jesus Film Short story in the style of Final Fantasy Advent Children! Oy... I didn't know we were thinking about doing things in that much detail... But more on that later.

And on Thursdays, I found out, I go to one of the nearby colleges UCF (University of Central Florida) and have conversational hours with international students who are here in the US just to learn English or need training specifically in conversational English. We also have invited these students to several dinners that we host on the weekends, where we just talk with them, but also try to share with them the Gospel of Christ. It's surprising how interested they are in just talking about what we believe. It's not a touchy subject for them, but that doesn't mean that they don't have opinions on it.

While I'm here at the Jesus Film I as well as the other 23 students here go through several seminars on what the Jesus Film does and what it is they are interested in having us do while we're here. Also we have many sessions teaching about aspects of outreach and evengelism which are very interesting and getting more and more effective each year. Because not only does Campus Crusade work to get the message to every person in the world, in every language, but it also provides seminars, video material, books, and most importantly people who can teach and equip the people who are interested in Jesus Christ and want to also send the Gospel message to people who don't know it. It's truly inspiring and encouraging to see what God does through the people who trust Him enough to do just some of the risky things that He has them do to help other people come to know who God is and that He loves them.

It was a good first week.