!!!which they'll be watching in NEW YORK!!! on BROADWAY!!!
We're in Camden, NJ for the annual UrbanPromise Summit Conference where all UP branches come together for encouragement and connecting with other UP peeps. The keynote speaker is Benneth Lee, a former gang leader from Chicago. It was crazy to think that the stuff he talked about really happened to him. But by the grace of God and an incredible support system around him during his rehab and after coming out of prison for the last time, he's now a sought-out and highly respected counselor/trainer/conference speaker, specifically in the area of gang members coming out of drug addiction.
(ps. and for those of you who'd care, I shook Shane Claiborne's hand.)
So after the conference, we're going to mozy on over to the Big Apple, after the UPHonduras staff runs a little half marathon in Amish Country to raise money for kids fieldtrips. Matt and I will be staying till Tuesday. I thought the trip to New York was my birthday present alone, but I eventually found out the show was my real present. This is a dream come true for me to finally see this show, having studied Theatre Design in university. Yes, I have the best husband in the world. And yes, this year's birthday rocks the Kasbah.
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