in the past few months we've added some pretty rad interns into the ccc world of fun!!!! our newest batch of "cool" is laurel copenbarger and ross snyder. laurel is bringing her friendliness and love for people to our connect ministries while ross ups the awesome factor for our worship + creative arts and volunteer teams. we're extremely excited to have them as part of our team and we know that the sky's the limit for these world-changers!!!

would you rather spend the rest of your life in an insanely cold climate or insanely hot climate?

LAUREL: definitely in an insanely cold climate. that way i could go outside and and play in the snow all bundled up and then go inside and drink hot chocolate and read a book by the fire. ah..... that sounds wonderful right now.

ROSS: insanely cold, sounds perfect for someone whos as hot blooded as me!


tell us something that most people wouldn't know about you...

LAUREL: most people would not know that i write poetry, and quite a bit of it! i won some awards (money ~ yay!) for poetry i entered into the king author literary magazine at my high school.

ROSS: i write poetry.


what is your favorite Christmas tradition?

LAUREL: i absolutely love Christmas morning with my family! we sleep in, and I cook breakfast, usually home-made waffles and hot chocolate. then we all make our way to the Christmas tree (still in our pajamas of course) and open presents in order of age, oldest to youngest, one at a time so that we can see what everyone got. (i LOVE my family!)

ROSS: being with the fam, and looking at all the blessings God has provided.


if chipotle had to battle taco bell and del taco in the octagon at the same time, who would emerge victorious?

LAUREL: well, I'd say that chipotle has the dance moves going on! sorry taco bell and el taco, i feel you dudes. i mean, i'm not trying to get all up in your grill, raise your roof or whatever, but you're just not as groovy. (cool lingo compliments of shrek) I'm a litlte biased...chipotle gives me free coupons in the mail...yum!

ROSS: chipotle! nothing in taco bell or del taco's arsenal could handle there 3lb burritos Would be like "fighting a tank with a bb gun!"


what do you do for a living? if you could/had to do something else, what would you do?

LAUREL: i build the church!! That is definitely all that I ever want to do.

ROSS: going to school to be a teacher, If i could/had to do something else id be a pelican.


what are your favorite top three movies of all time?

LAUREL:

1. the matrix
2. iron man
3. the chronicles of narnia

ROSS:

1. iron man
2 . top gun
3. any sean connery james bond movie


what is your favorite thing about interning at CCC?

LAUREL: i love being the church and seeing it grow from the insider's point of view. the best part is spending time with the C3 pastors and leaders and learning from them, they are the most incredible people on the face of the planet!!

ROSS: I would have to say the constant growth that takes place, in our relationships, our selfs, in our abilities, in God's abilities, in faith, in love and as a family.


snowboarding or skiing? surfing or bodyboarding? skateboarding or rollerblading?

LAUREL: i am a skier by nature (i've never snowboarded as of yet...anyone want to take me???) surfing of course...we are in san diego here! rollerblading by far! If I skateboard, I just fall right off...although it's only a couple inches off of the ground, it seems WAY too high for me to be standing on an "uncontrollable" moveable object!

ROSS: snowboarding for sure (sorry skiers, keep your TIPS up :) ), bodyboarding its takes you to such more personal level with the wave, rollerblading because you're not bound to something, so much more open to roam free!