CATCH THE WIND
New Community Campuses
Holy Spirit Moving in Diverse Neighborhood magine a place where dozens and dozens of different languages and cultures co-exist on an everyday basis. Now, imagine that none of those languages or cultures are native to that area, yet the people there must somehow navigate the native language and culture just to survive. Finally, imagine this whole dynamic takes place within a 6-block radius. That is Beechmont. Beechmont truly is a home to many languages and cultures from all over the world.
Truly Present Cliff and Heather Beach love people. They love being with people, to form friendships, to sit and listen—to be present. And they love to help. What started as a Summer outreach to help newly-arrived refugees primarily from war-torn Syria learn English over time grew into real, deep, solid friendships. The kind of friendships where someone calls and invites you over for dinner on the spur of the moment, and you say, “Yes.” The kind of friendships where you rejoice when they rejoice over the birth of a new child, and you mourn when they mourn over sickness and the death of a loved one. That’s what Cliff and Heather developed. But to be truly present, it’s best if you are near. Cliff and Heather lived in Oldham County and attended Southeast’s Crestwood Campus, while most of their friends lived in Louisville, he SE Beechmont Community Campus is geared toward groups T of people who encountered cultural barriers in attending one of Southeast’s existing regional campuses. 34
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