Just wanted to give you a heads up for this month's activities after Bible Study, so you can mark your calendars.
OK, so you may have heard about something about Sierra Lodge or Sierra Barn and maybe you're thinking barn...do we have a farm? Well, we don't although maybe one day we will be able to have some horses around! But we have some land up in the Sierras that we have been developing as a retreat site and a home for our getaways, camping trips, hiking trips, etc... But as hg RED has already blogged about this, i'll let them tell us all about it. Check out the link here:
http://koinoniaberkeleyfellowshiphg7.blogspot.com/2008/09/sierra-barn-construction.html
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This past Sunday, we had a special Sunday at Gracepoint Fellowship Church as we had a Baptism Service and our Open House, which highlighted the different ministries at our church. I think the Baptism service was my favorite part and I think I always tear up as I hear the testimonies of the people and hearing how each person has come from such a different place and yet we find ourselves so similar. Despite our pasts and history, we have a common theme in our lives; we're disconnected from our Maker in Heaven - God. And our sin has separated us and has often led us down very dark roads - pursuing the wrong things in our life instead of God like partying, drugs, alcohol, romance, and other addictions. But again, I love that part when each person comes to his/her senses and realizes, just like the prodigal son, that they have been living apart from God and what they were pursuing didn't and couldn't satisfy but only God could. They find what's always been missing.
There are so many new ways to communicate with people in our tech-rich and rampant age. I'm trying to simplify ways to communicate with everyone - email, blogs, websites, etc... But to be honest there are just so many choices and unfortunately I still have not found a catch-all. So I'm going to be trying different things from now on.
Join us as we’ll be hearing testimonies and stories and watching videos/slideshows from fellow college students of Gracepoint Fellowship Church - A2F, Koinonia, and Kairos - who went from Honduras, to Taiwan, to China to Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia!
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We kicked off our guys frosh small group this past week. We had home-cooked ribs, corn and bread! And then we spent some getting to know each other a little better and we got to hear about our various spiritual backgrounds. When asked what I want to get out of this small group - as the leader - I wanted to see each person grow and know God more and for us to get real close this semester!
Who knew that bread with a name as ugly as Pugliese could taste so good? And that Asians are lactose intolerant because there are no cows in the motherland??
They say that Sophomore year is really "suffer-more" year.. Well. At least we're off to a promising start! This Saturday, the sophomore small group had a time of food and fellowship which began with a home-cooked dinner in Alameda, followed by some Chinese dessert at Creations in SF. Of course, all this would not have been possible without Ella's yummy pasta recipe, Yumi and Jin generously lending us their 8-seater van, and Ellen for helping with cooking! Not to mention the rockstar parking just as we pulled up to Creations.
The adventure was not over for the few who slept over! We romped around the Central Apts complex and were fortunate enough to find Joanna at home so we could pop in for a "visit". Another highlight was witnessing a curious "moonset" at Shoreline Park as the dusty yellow crescent moon dipped itself into the twinkling city skyline and disappeared in a matter of minutes. Astro 10 anyone?
There are definitely many new experiences to come in Sophomore year – apartment life,
harder classes .. and in the midst of it all, the challenge of living out God's calling, as disciples of Christ. But as James 1:2-4 says: 2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Let's continue looking to God's word for encouragement and wisdom, as well as draw strength from our brothers and sisters in Christ here at Gracepoint!
This is a small group video that was made by some of the tech guys from Gracepoint Fellowship Church - Berkeley. It's a free resource that actually anyone can download/use. I think that's awesome!
I can't believe we're already at New Student Welcome Night. Last night was awesome and amazing as we got to meet many new friends. This past week has been filled with meeting lots of new people and playing lots Frisbee and eating lots of DC food! I love the fall as it's so exciting. Here are a few pics from last night...
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Hey everyone, James Kim, the worship team director at Gracepoint Fellowship Church in Berkeley, setup a poll to see what your favorite worship song is. Let him know by commenting on his site...and ours! Thanks to all of you who comment!
Does this picture excite you? Well, there's more of that! This Friday. Ok, if you're a vegetarian, I'm sorry. We'll have something for you, too! But This Friday we'll be having a Koinonia-wide bbq at Leydecker in Alameda. We'll be playing some sports and just having a fun old time. Some of the senior guys are going to setup. Let me know if you can go early. We're starting at 5pm!
Are you getting pumped, yet? NSWN is just around the corner. If you're free this week during the day to help out, sign-up here:
Hey all, did you check out Pastor Ed Kang's poll that he's taking on his blog? Check it out before it closes. BTW, I had my share of cockroach stories, too! I'll share them at our next mtg =).
It's almost here! I can't believe it but we're almost at the beginning of another year. Smell that? It's freshmen - almost- in the air. What was your guys' favorite part of NSWN when you first came? Comment below!
