Well, I am obviously not a very good Blogger. I won't be winning any awards for consistency or being quoted on any T.V. shows.
Anyway...we are coming up to the end of the school year at SDSU and are in the middle of selecting new student leaders for the fall. There is always a buzz and excitement as students step out and step up, taking on more responsibility for the group. I love their energy!
We are gearing up for our last meeting this week. Though it's not really a meeting...it's a beach day with a bonfire. We'll play volleyball, eat and share stories of what God has been doing in people's lives.
I can't believe we're at the end at SDSU! Of course we still have a few weeks at UCSD...which brings me to the outreach we are doing tonight. I'll be leading a seminar on healthy relationships with our other staff, Lis. It will include a short lecture with tools students can use to have better relationships with the people around them; friends, family, roommates, etc.... Then a time in groups to discuss some questions, then a short Q&A. We will finish with some refreshments and then invite students to hear a short presentation on how to have a relationship with God. I'm excited for the time and our prayer is that it will turn into a 3-week study in what the Bible has to say about relationships. If you get this in time, please pray for it!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Freshies
We have about 5 students at SDSU who are making some relationships in one of the dorms on campus and will be starting a study group looking at the life of Jesus. Who He is and what he's done.
Please pray that we would see a number of freshmen who would be a part of the group.
Please pray that we would see a number of freshmen who would be a part of the group.
Transform
Recently on campus at SDSU, our students have done a great job of talking to their friends, classmates and even strangers about faith.
Trying to hear where people are at with eternity, the unknown, or with their particular spiritual journeys. I know our students have been scared, but they have stepped out with love and concern to meet people right where they are at.
I have been thinking of the word 'transform' lately. Seeing how the students involved in our spiritual community are being transformed as they help to see others transform. Trans...to move through, to change, across or beyond. And form...appearance, shape or condition.
Our community is shifting from being exclusionary to inclusionary. From being preoccupied with self and appearance, to being broken, humble and open.
People on campus are also being transformed as they see that not all 'Christians' are rigid, cold and hateful. We are seeing people take just one step closer to Christ, wherever they are.
They are being transformed or moving beyond where they have been stuck...to a new place. A new perspective. At times to new life.
I see that as my job these days. Helping nudge people towards Christ. If they say they are Christians, I help nudge them towards greater surrender. If they don't identify with Christ, I help nudge them in ways that they see Jesus a person who is loving, compelling and worth trusting with their lives.
Please pray for us as we pray for you...that we would all be transformed.
Trying to hear where people are at with eternity, the unknown, or with their particular spiritual journeys. I know our students have been scared, but they have stepped out with love and concern to meet people right where they are at.
I have been thinking of the word 'transform' lately. Seeing how the students involved in our spiritual community are being transformed as they help to see others transform. Trans...to move through, to change, across or beyond. And form...appearance, shape or condition.
Our community is shifting from being exclusionary to inclusionary. From being preoccupied with self and appearance, to being broken, humble and open.
People on campus are also being transformed as they see that not all 'Christians' are rigid, cold and hateful. We are seeing people take just one step closer to Christ, wherever they are.
They are being transformed or moving beyond where they have been stuck...to a new place. A new perspective. At times to new life.
I see that as my job these days. Helping nudge people towards Christ. If they say they are Christians, I help nudge them towards greater surrender. If they don't identify with Christ, I help nudge them in ways that they see Jesus a person who is loving, compelling and worth trusting with their lives.
Please pray for us as we pray for you...that we would all be transformed.
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