Last Week Highlights

After being away from campus for almost 2 weeks I was excited to get back on campus and engage with students. It was a very full, exciting, and fun week. Here are some highlights!
- Monday 11/29 Staff Interest Meeting. We had 9 students attend an informational meeting for interning with IVCF after they graduate. It is exciting to see students wanting to continue ministry on campus through giving up one year to intern. Pray for these 9 students as they make future decisions.
- Tuesday 11/30 Discipleship Group with Taylor and Cassie. For 90 minutes we walked around the dorms praying for divine encounters. One of the encounters was with a woman named Gaby who has attended the freshmen bible study that Cassie leads. During one of her studies Gaby fell asleep so Cassie was concerned that Gaby didn't like IVCF or Cassie. Cassie entered into a great conversation about life, school, and faith. She left the conversation excited about her new relationship with Gaby. Praise God for the times when we are intentional about seeking out people.
- Wednesday 12/1 NOAH program. Amber wanted to do more outreach and service events. We found out that there is a place in Rohnert Park that hands out free food to people in the community. We went to get questions answered and help serve. On Wed. 12/8 we invited the whole fellowship to come and serve through giving away bags, coats, and clothing while also helping carry food out to the cars of elderly men and women.
- Thursday 12/2 Free Lunch Campaign. Kenny (a freshmen student) and I walked around the campus for 1 hour with the hopes and eyes to intentionally get into spiritual conversations. We met Kate who was the president of QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) and had a great conversation about Christianity on campus. Then we ran into Dillon who is not a Christian but very interested in checking out the Guatemala trip. Pray that both of these conversations will continue on.
WEEK HIGHLIGHT: If those stories aren't enough!!! Lance, a freshmen student involved in the fellowship told me this story. "In my freshmen seminar class we had to give presentations on the clubs we checked out. Cody shared about his experience in IVCF. (Cody is not a Christian, would identify as an atheist, and went to IVCF events as a requirement for a class) He talked about going to bible study and that he met this girl named Bethany. (The night Cody came to Bible study I stayed after and talked with him about God till midnight!) She was such a sweetheart!" We never know what God does when we open ourselves to being used. Pray that Cody's heart would continue to soften as we talk about Jesus, the Bible, faith, God, hurt, and healing. The night I talked to Cody he share how nobody ever took the time to listen to him. Hopefully me being a sweetheart meant I listened well to him!