I don’t know if this forum is still open and I don’t know, Jonathan, if you will read this. But not knowing never stopped me. So, thank you Jonathan for your talk. I felt it related to me in many many ways. The line that jumped out at me was, “imposter syndrome”. I read of the recommended book but continue to wrestle with this. Like Jacob, I walk with a limp. I limp around a lot at UConn where I’m sure any day now someone will find out that I’m not professor of material despite the fact that I’ve been teaching there for 40 years. I received an email last week from the student thanking me for giving her a passing grade. She had missed the deadline for the extension, and finally turned in an adequate paper that brought her weighted average up to 35%. But I know if I failed her that she lose her financial aid and that would be the end of her college education. I told her I had blind faith in her and I‘m convinced that because of who she is, she will make an important contribution some day. It would be difficult to explain to the administration why I failed three students with the same average but passed her - based on “blind faith”. I’ve written dozens of letters of recommendation to the UConn School of Medicine and so far, no one has identified me as an imposter. Rev Ev did not identify me as an imposter when she offered to initiate me into speaking in tongues. But the fact that it didn’t work for me is further evidence. . . no one called the fire department that night. Your talk convinced me that maybe God can do something good with an imposter. If God loves Jonathan, may God likes me too. Your talk motivated me to do whatever is necessary to become more like those CFO youth group leaders and art teachers who accepted you and loved you as either Adele or Jonathan. Thanks.

Shannon, your talk last night was absolutely brilliant!! In fact, I recommend you consider Divinity school, except you already got that message. Your talk was particularly relevant to me in many ways. Your experience of The Spirit stirring your spirit while singing resonated with me. I was 10 years old at a CFO camp when I stumbled on a youth group singing, “Jacobs Ladder”. As they sang, “If you love him, why not serve him”, I was seized by an irresistible calling that changed my life. I loved the way you walked us through your experience of, “Come Thou Fount of every Blessing”. I felt proud of you and Winni when you identified John Lewis as a saint! Apparently, the angels agree with you because a double rainbow appeared over the Capital and brought a moment of peace to the storm before Lewis was taken to Ebenezer Baptist Church. Verse two begins, “Here I raise my Ebenezer”. I will always think of you and John Lewis when I sing that hymn. Thanks Chris

Every time I hear your voice and see your smile I think, “it’s gonna to be all right”. In fact, I’m convinced there’s something in your calming cheery influence that actually helps make it all right. This Forum is a great idea. I totally agree with Jay that those “drive-by conversations” are an vital part of the essential Winni experience. But I also agree that a “camper list” with email addresses and phone numbers would be particularly valuable RIGHT NOW when it’s so difficult to have those drive-by conversations. I’m feeling a bit cut off because I don’t have anybody’s contact information. I suppose I could just post that here: 2cShay@gmail.com (so if you want “to see Shay” - it looks like that’s an active link!) Or, if you want to text Chris: 203-592-8659. I’m also wondering if one of your brilliant young techies could put together a “Forum Tutorial” for us dinosaurs before we become totally extinct. I’m trying to evolve and “journey further out” and adapt to this new technology, but I’m definitely in over my head. If this was an actual in person “drive-by” I could just say “thank you Rosie”. Chris