Our last Thursday Night Fellowship at Collin for the school year was on May 9. It was such a neat night. I wish all of you could have been there! We had an open mic night and had any students who wanted to share about what God has taught them this year. One girl shared about how she had stopped coming to FOCUS at one point in the year, and then felt like she was missing her family, so returned. She had learned about true friendship and the family of Christ. One guy shared about how he learned to really care about people sincerely and reach out. Another had just recently come to know and believe in God, previously rejecting and hating God. He shared that he learned God was good and real. God is good, and He is real; He showed that very clearly to me again that night. Student after student got up and shared about what God had taught them. Some were similar lessons, some were completely different from all the others. It is so amazing to me that God is so personal with us, that He loves us and relates to us individually as well as collectively. He is involved in our lives, He makes a difference, an impact. He is real, and He is good.
Another highlight of May was that May16-25 we took over 50 students to SICM (Student Institute of Campus Ministry) in Bellingham, Washington! Every year we pick students out of our ministry who exhibit the FAITH accronym: F-Faithful, A-Available, I-Initiative, T-Teachable, H-Heart for God and People, to go to this conference. These are the students we plan to be leading in our ministry the next year, in addition to all the students we've taken to SICM before, and some people that step up to the plate after SICM invites are given. The SICM training is invaluable to our ministry, and proved itself once again this year. I remember going as a sophomore in college. It played a significant role in my passion for campus ministry, and my empowerment to go do it! I left with a vision of what could be done on a college campus for God. And now 50+ more students are coming back with that same experience ready and willing to do something big for God on the Texas campuses. Woo hoo! If that's not exciting I don't know what is! Here are some pics:
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| Collin Girls |
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| Sight Seeing |
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| Collin Girls in Seattle |
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| Collin Staff- Go Collin Cougars! |
In summary, May was wonderful! This school year was wonderful! Now it's summer time, and I expect it to be wonderful as well :). Pray for a fruitful summer. All the campuses will be meeting together every Thursday night for our weekly fellowship. We will also be having Summer School of Ministry where we have differenent classes students can take to grow their knowledge of God and the bible. Pray all of those will be a success.
Much love and thanks!
Brianna
