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Rev. Linda Rubingh
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| Date/Place of Birth |
| What do you do at New City? |
| A lot of listening and hugs. Somecounseling, teaching, and preaching too. |
| What’s so special about New City? |
| The amazing children, and a great staff that loves them. |
| Favorite Books |
| Be Nice To Spiders, Total Surrender (Mother Teresa),Beloved by Toni Morrison, Anything by Tolkien and Lewis, Alexander McCall Smith, Elizabeth O'Connor or Henri Knouwen. |
| Favorite Foods |
| Anything Indian or Thai |
| What do you do in your free time? |
| Free time? What's that? |
| I hope to someday: |
| Sail a boat with Trevor for a week or two in a very tropical place. |
| Things I’m thankful for: |
| Everything. Really. |
| My most embarrassing moment was: |
| I am not telling. |
| When I grow up, I want to be: |
| A rescue worker for children sold into prostitution. |
| Life’s greatest lesson I’ve learned is: |
| Never say never! |
| Fun fears: |
| Unfortunately none of my fears are fun. |
| Most amazing fact about me: |
| That I got to marry Trevor. |
| I’ll never try: |
| monkey, slug or snake as a food, voluntarily. |
| What is your desire for New City? |
| That we be a place where children experience the love of Jesus Christ. |
| If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be? |
| I can't, and I was an English major. That's pretty sad. |
| What’s your favorite scripture? |
| "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me." Galatians 2:20 |
| What are three things in your refrigerator? |
| Leftover curried chicken (yum!), cheese sticks, lots of milk |
| What keeps you working? |
| The faces of each child and teenager that has walked through New City's doors. |
| What is life really all about for you? |
| As our good friend Bart Campolo says: "Love God, Love your neighbor, nothing else matters." |
| What’s in your CD player? |
| Van Morrison, Cat Empire, Kirk Franklin, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Israel Haughton |