Nepal Exposure Trip

Nepal Exposure Trip

As part of the Fellowship House, our intern program to recruit and encourage kingdom-minded, eternally focused disciples of Jesus Christ, we lead the interns on an international trip to the 10/40 Windowto expose them to God’s heart for the nations.  This past February...

Why Billings?

Why Billings?

Recently I gave my new interns the assignment to write an essay about how they ended up in Billings.  One intern, though a Montana native, never intended to move to Billings from Lewistown, let alone quit his well-paying job to commit himself to the work of the Lord...

THE AMAZING GRACE OF THE LORD FOR THE GLORY OF THE KING

*The following is a written reflection of 1 & 2 Timothy by Claire Papp, a CLDI summer intern.God has moved me many ways through this exercise of reading and meditating upon His word, many of which may not be revealed until later.  What kept surfacing in my...

Lessons Learned from the South Side

*The following blog is written by a sophomore University of Missouri college student, Clair, that interned with CLDI this summer.  I am incredibly grateful for young people like Claire who are committed to living lives of knowing and following the person of Jesus...

Lessons Learned

*Gus is a recent graduate of our nine-month internship program, the Fellowship House.  The following is a reflection of what the South Side, the community in which we reside and work, taught him.  Currently Gus is working for the summer at an inner-city home...

Three-Word Description of Israel/Palestine

As part of our work in the South Side, CLDI hosts college-age interns through a 9-month program called the Fellowship House.  The Fellowship House seeks to recruit and encourage kingdom-minded, eternally focused disciples of Jesus Christ.  Throughout the...

The Joy of Being Present

There are a number of perks that come with being an intern for CLDI, such as: living in Christian community, experience working with people in several different capacities, reading lots of excellent books, frequent dinners with some of the coolest people around,...

A Letter of Reflection

*A letter written by a fellow sister, Amanda, at the end of her Fellowship House internship with CLDI. Dear Amanda of August 2012,  As you drive out to Billings for the first time, I know that you are both confident that the Lord has led to you this city,...

To Know and Love Jesus More

I am certain that I would not be at the Fellowship House (CLDI’s urban internship program) if not for my wife. Before we got married we had talked in very unspecific terms about doing some sort of spiritual formation or discipleship program early in our marriage...

2010-2011 Fellowship House Reflections

Nine months. When I first moved to Billings back in August, I remember thinking that nine months was going to feel like an eternity. Sitting here now on May 26th, all I can think of is, “Where did the time go?” It simply flew by, and trust me when I say this, I wish...