Friday, January 29, 2010
-2 Degrees - A Perfect Day
Earlier today we gave out free hot chocolate and flyers for the Game Night. It was about 19 degrees with a wind chill of -2. Perfect day for handing out hot chocolate. The students were freezing and really appreciated the warm drink. We passed out about 200 cups and passed out about 400 flyers. Sitting here at the door of the Back Court for the Game Night, I've already seen a number of people who took hot chocolate come in.
Even though its very cold we always have a great time passing out hot chocolate. Its so hard to convince the students that its free. "What's the Catch?" - I heard that a few times today. But most of the time the students smile and appreciate wrapping their hands around a warm cup.
Even though its very cold we always have a great time passing out hot chocolate. Its so hard to convince the students that its free. "What's the Catch?" - I heard that a few times today. But most of the time the students smile and appreciate wrapping their hands around a warm cup.
4th Annual Game Night - 8PM
I am sitting in the GSU Back Court, which is usually my office on campus, but tonight we've cleared all the tables out and we have the room filled with video games. Behind me is Beatles Rock Band with about 10 students playing "Twist and Shout" and watching. To my right is Wii Sports. At the other end of the room is Mario Cart and of course, Super Smash Bros. We have pizza enough for 200 and a raffle.
At 8pm we had 100 students and I expect more to come later. Our Chi Alpha students are being great hosts - introducing themselves to new students and inviting them to play with them.
Two new students just came in - carrying their own game console. They just joined in on the Super Smash Bro game... Here comes a group of 4.... Just introduced myself to Eddy. Nice guy. He had questions about Chi Alpha and is now signing up for the raffle.
This is always a fun event. I'll report more later.
At 8pm we had 100 students and I expect more to come later. Our Chi Alpha students are being great hosts - introducing themselves to new students and inviting them to play with them.
Two new students just came in - carrying their own game console. They just joined in on the Super Smash Bro game... Here comes a group of 4.... Just introduced myself to Eddy. Nice guy. He had questions about Chi Alpha and is now signing up for the raffle.
This is always a fun event. I'll report more later.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
First Week of Spring Semester
We had a great first full week of school. Monday we were on campus meeting students. Tuesday, during the day I sat at an information table for Chi Alpha and met a couple of students, and Tuesday night we had a wonderful turnout to our first meeting of the semester, Gene was on campus Wednesday with his guys, Thursday I was on campus meeting with my ladies and Saturday night we had big welcome back to BU party at our house.
We had 15 students in our home on Saturday. We fed them Cincinnati Chili, played tons of games and didn't get to bed until 1 AM. We met two new students at our party and I hope they continue to come out to our events and meetings.
Next week, on Friday, we will be holding our largest event of the year - Game Night. We fill the GSU Back Court with video games, computer games, board games, wii, Playstation, Xbox - you name it we have it - and over 300 students will be there to play games with us all night. We cosponsor this event with the BU Video Game Society club. Its a great way to introduce Chi Alpha to students in a non-threatening atmosphere. We look forward to meeting many new students that night.
Please pray for our Game Night this week. Pray that our students would reach out and meet new people, be great hosts and we would generate more interest in Chi Alpha and Jesus. Thanks.
We had 15 students in our home on Saturday. We fed them Cincinnati Chili, played tons of games and didn't get to bed until 1 AM. We met two new students at our party and I hope they continue to come out to our events and meetings.
Next week, on Friday, we will be holding our largest event of the year - Game Night. We fill the GSU Back Court with video games, computer games, board games, wii, Playstation, Xbox - you name it we have it - and over 300 students will be there to play games with us all night. We cosponsor this event with the BU Video Game Society club. Its a great way to introduce Chi Alpha to students in a non-threatening atmosphere. We look forward to meeting many new students that night.
Please pray for our Game Night this week. Pray that our students would reach out and meet new people, be great hosts and we would generate more interest in Chi Alpha and Jesus. Thanks.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
First Day on Campus
Friday Gene, Thomas and I had our staff planning meeting on campus in the GSU. The first person we see if J. who is the atheist who has been attending our Tuesday night gathering regularly since last spring. Robert and Karen (two of our students) joined us later and then we saw both Adam and Gerone as we were walking down the main sidewalk on campus. It was wonderful seeing all those friends on our first day back on campus.
We have our biggest event of the year coming up on the 29th - our 4rth Annual Game Night - and we planned through the details, and Robert and Karen turned in the paperwork, reserved equipment and got our poster artwork in. We usually have at least 300 students show up for this event. One thing we are trying to think through is how to make ourselves known at this event. We sponsor it along with the Video Game Society club, but we need to be able to communicate who we are effectively during the event. Please pray for wisdom in this.
We have our biggest event of the year coming up on the 29th - our 4rth Annual Game Night - and we planned through the details, and Robert and Karen turned in the paperwork, reserved equipment and got our poster artwork in. We usually have at least 300 students show up for this event. One thing we are trying to think through is how to make ourselves known at this event. We sponsor it along with the Video Game Society club, but we need to be able to communicate who we are effectively during the event. Please pray for wisdom in this.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Welcome Back!
I hope that everyone's Christmas was merry and the new year looks hopeful and bright! This will be my first entry for 2010! Happy New Year!!
Today starts our first official day back at work, although we have been working all through the break. Gene and Thomas are attending the New England Chi Alpha Campus ministers meeting today. I cannot attend because of kids in school. They will be saying goodbye to Mike Olejarz, who is going to be moving to WA D.C. to join a national Chi Alpha team working on developing online training materials for Chi Alpha interns. He has been the director of Chi Alpha in Boston for over ten years and a close friend. But he won't be far away.
Wednesday , the 13th, the students at BU will begin classes for the first time in 2010. We are looking forward to welcoming them back. We also have 5 students who will be returning from studying abroad this last semester. I am looking forward to having them back with us.
Our first Tuesday night gathering will be on the 19th. It will be good to see all the students and get the new semester going.
I will get back to a weekly (or more) blog starting with this entry. Talk to you soon.
Today starts our first official day back at work, although we have been working all through the break. Gene and Thomas are attending the New England Chi Alpha Campus ministers meeting today. I cannot attend because of kids in school. They will be saying goodbye to Mike Olejarz, who is going to be moving to WA D.C. to join a national Chi Alpha team working on developing online training materials for Chi Alpha interns. He has been the director of Chi Alpha in Boston for over ten years and a close friend. But he won't be far away.
Wednesday , the 13th, the students at BU will begin classes for the first time in 2010. We are looking forward to welcoming them back. We also have 5 students who will be returning from studying abroad this last semester. I am looking forward to having them back with us.
Our first Tuesday night gathering will be on the 19th. It will be good to see all the students and get the new semester going.
I will get back to a weekly (or more) blog starting with this entry. Talk to you soon.
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