it seems as though welcome week has once again been a success with many happy people feeling welcomed to campus. this year i wasn't really involved in any of the welcome week events but it sounds like the LT has been encouraged by how it went. the real welcoming happens through this whole month as we start up wednesday night large groups, small groups, and have the fall retreat. tonight we have a new student bbq (which i still have to grab groceries for...) and i am hoping to see some hungry and interested students.
sometimes this is a very conflicting time of year because it seems as though everything is a competition between the numerous christian groups on campus (and in the city) to win over new students to join our community. i don't want to feel like i am a marketer but i really want people to know about the great things i see God doing in our community and how they could be a part of that. i think the hardest part to trust is that there are other good things happening outside of intervarsity. the university experience can make or break someone's faith and it is hard to watch someone choose to be independent from God in this time. i'm just praying that God will be at our bbq's and people will be interested in that more than free food...
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