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Mr. Kyle Sandison
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| Date and Place of Birth |
| January 27, Grand Rapids, MI |
| What do you do at New City? |
| I am working in the discipleship program with a small group of teens who help plan and lead worship services for teenagers. I also provide extra academic support for the teen employees. I help out with Community Time and tutoring during After School Center. |
| What’s so special about New City? |
| I love watching the teens work as tutors and teachers for the younger kids. It is evident that the younger kids look up to the teens as role models, and I love watching the teens take up that role. The teens are such a talented and creative bunch; it is a joy to work with them and watch them grow into mature, confident young adults. |
| Favorite Books |
| The Brothers K by David James Duncan My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne |
| Favorite Foods |
| I love many different kinds of food, but perhaps most particularly the cuisines of India, Thailand, and Italy. |
| What do you do in your free time? |
| Read, write, play music, go camping, ride my bicycle, and cook. |
| I hope to someday: |
| Open up a coffee house. |
| Things I’m thankful for: |
| My family and friends, good food to eat, good music to listen to, fine coffee to drink, conversation with good friends, and random interactions with folks on the bus. |
| My most embarrassing moment was: |
| Mistaking a glass wall for an open door on my first day of high school. |
| When I grow up, I want to be: |
| A rock star. |
| Life’s greatest lesson I’ve learned is: |
| All of life is learning to love. |
| Fun fears: |
| Spiders |
| Most amazing fact about me: |
| I once dyed my hair red. |
| I’ll never try: |
| Olives. They're gross. |
| What is your desire for New City? |
| My desire for New City is for it to be a place where children and teenagers can grow in the love and knowledge of Jesus Christ, and where they feel loved, cared for, encouraged, and challenged. |
| If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be? |
| I'm a mix of Owl, Golden Retriever, and Koala |
| What’s your favorite scripture? |
| Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight." |
| What are three things in your refrigerator? |
| Soy sauce, Raspberry Preserves, French Vanilla Yogurt |
| What keeps you working? |
| The Lord. And coffee, which was created by the Lord, so really just the Lord. |
| What is life really all about for you? |
| Learning to love. |
| What’s in your CD player? |
"In Rainbows" by Radiohead. And "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" by Wilco. And "Punch" by Punch Brothers. |