Becca grew up in Nashotah, WI and moved to Madison to attend Edgewood College in 2002. She graduated in 2006 with a degree in English Education and Psychology. After teaching for a brief period, she felt increasingly called to vocational ministry and has now been enjoying working with the College-Age Ministry for over a year. During school she started attending Blackhawk Church where she served in the High School Ministry, at which she met her husband, Andy. They celebrated their first anniversary this September and are expecting their first child in February! She loves spending quality time with family and friends, watching and playing sports, reading, writing, planning and taking trips, and so much more…you’ll have to get to know her!

I just wanted to write a word of THANKS to all of you who made my “goodbye” so heart-warming and incredibly special! It has been an absolute joy and delight to work with CAM these last couple of years and it is bitter-sweet to leave a position I love (even though I would imagine I am entering a new position I will love)! Thanks again for the gift of a “Movie Night In;” as we adjust to life with an infant this will certainly come in handy and we will be sure to enjoy! Also, I love the scrapbook and cherish your kind words and memories. Blessings to each of you and CAM this coming semester – but I am not falling off the face of the earth, so be sure to stay in touch and I will see you around!

CAM Honduras Trip – OFFICIAL DATES: MAY 16-30th.
Applications are due NEXT Tuesday, January 26th! Check out www.blackhawkcam.org for more information and online applications. Space and Time are limited – submit your application ASAP! Questions? Contact Lauren at globalimpact@blackhawkchurch.org.

CAM Honduras Trip: May 17-26

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 26!

Blackhawk has a long-standing relationship with our brothers and sisters in Orica, Honduras at the Alpha y Omega Church. We partner with the UW Landscape Architecture Department to build playgrounds in Orica. The team also travels to another community, Siguatapeque, to work on designing parks, playgrounds, and construction.

If you’re interested in applying, please visit blackhawkchurch.org/short_term for the trip application, background check, and more information; visit the Blackhawk Church website at blackhawkchurch.org for FAQ’s.

Space for the trip is limited; if you’re applying please make sure you’re able to attend the mandatory meeting times listed below:

February 7 – First-Time Traveler Training (10:30 am) Mandatory for all Blackhawk first-time travelers!

March 7 – All-Trip Training (4:30 pm)
Mandatory for all Blackhawk travelers!

Questions? Contact Lauren at globalimpact@blackhawkchurch.org

For a wide variety of reasons, each day upon my reading of scripture I settle on a brief passage and think about it throughout the day. The point is not just to think about it, but pray through it and let it permeate my heart and mind; work its way through me. This morning as I read, the following passage jumped out and I have since been pondering what the Lord might be saying to me right now:

“As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.”
Mark 1: 17-18

The passage seems so straight forward and easy to comprehend; simply follow Jesus. Now. Period. However, in day to day life how clouded that message becomes or at least how easily it is pushed aside. I read about Simon and Andrew and think, “Clearly if Jesus physically came up to me and directed me to follow Him I would do so, right?” Not only does he say here to follow him (what I take in this instance as literally following him and learning from his leading), but the point is that these men will follow His instruction, will learn from Him, and then be able to bring others to Him because of what they learn.

This has led me to think today of how often I do not respond to his order to follow Him, which leads to sharing his Grace with others. However, it also prompted me to think of how I can do this in even the most menial daily tasks: Today, did I drive politely, with others in mind? Was a talkative or kind towards to grocery store cashier? Was I considerate towards others in conversation? Did I cook, clean, and serve others joyfully? And, were each of these things evidence of the Holy Spirit in me and did they shine the light of the Gospel?

I obviously have no answers, but even thinking on these verses and being more aware this afternoon than I was this morning of how they should shroud my every thought and action, I feel a deeper calling to “follow and fish!”

THE CAM FALL ‘09 RETREAT is coming up very quickly and we’d love for you to come. Are you in? REGISTER ONLINE NOW at http://www.blackhawkcam.org/us/contact/

Join us for a weekend off campus to meet a ton of people, build
community, enjoy friendships, hear great talks, grow with God, eat and play! The dates are Friday, October 9th – Sunday, October 11th. We’ll be leaving for Lake Waubesa Bible Camp at 6:30pm from the Regent on Friday and return back on Sunday around 2pm. The Cost is $35 per person. Questions or financial concerns? Contact Becca at bvoeltner@blackhawkchurch.org.

We’re looking forward to a great weekend and hope to have you there with us!

We had a breakfast scheduled for this Saturday morning but decided to postpone it and thought we’d share why. It turns out, there are some building security restraints at the Regent on home football game days (because they’re so close to Camp Randall); once we found this out, we decided it would be best to work out more logistics before going ahead with such an event. We are blessed as a ministry to use this space, so we always want to be incredibly sensitive to any concerns. We have an awesome relationship with the Regent – we love them, they love us – so we just wanted to postpone this event until some details are more thorouhly worked out.

Have a great time at the game…we owe you some pancakes!