This weekend was a full one to say the least. Went to a great Bay Area Campus Crusade staff dinner - it was so good to see some of my friends who intern with Crusade in the city (this is what we call San Francisco). The host's 9 year old son has a blog explaining tricks you can do on a computer game and he's had 5,000 hits, on one day 300 people (kids, likely) visited his blog. Wow - things sure have change, I was busy playing "chutes and ladders" when I was his age!
Saturday morning some students and I served breakfast to homeless and low-income people in West Oakland, via an awesome organization called "World Impact". I've been wrestling with what it looks like to combine compassionate service with passionate proclamation of the Gospel, well - no need to reinvent the wheel, what a blessing it was to see this in action. Plus, the director is this super cool Dutch man with a huge beard and wooden shoes, gotta love that. I'm excited to go back!
I got to "skype" with a friend and former student that I mentored in SLO who is now serving the Lord full-time in El Salvador. Oh, technology - so incredible to catch up and get to pray for each other in this way. FInally finished reading "Let the Nations be Glad" (not going to lie, started it in college - have read other books in between, feels so good to have finally made it to the last page!) by John Piper. Talking with Carolyn and wrapping up this book is such a sweet reminder that God is doing incredible things worldwide to draw people to Himself.
Halloween party with Cru, a great safe and fun option for students! The theme was "You are What you Eat" - everyone was so creative! The costumes had to be something food related, I dressed up as Julia Child. She often wore pearls when she cooked, so I put on my grandma's pearls - definitely a sentimental moment because at this very time last year I was in Holland for her funeral. Here I am with one of my students, the Morton Salt girl:
And here are the costume contest winners. . .best all around: the "tapatio hot sauce man", most creative: Trader Joe, healthiest: jolly green giant, sweetest: Dots, most mysterious: refried beans. So fun!
Sunday was full too. A highlight was getting to go home with a student to meet her family and go to a young adults evening church service. She became a Christian a couple of weeks before Spring Semester ended and it was such an answer to prayer that she got connected with Menlo Park Pres, it was so fun to be able to go there with her yesterday - definitely a special evening. She's a Greek student here and it's such a blessing to be a part of her life!
Ok, that's it - off to do a little baking (http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/07/individual-raspberry-cobblers/) and then bedtime! How are you my reader? What is something you're looking forward to this week?
1 comment:
Good stuff Arijaan! So fun that you got to hang out with SF peeps (I assumed, but didn't ever ask.) And I LOVE that you're compassionately serving the physical needs of people in addition to spiritual needs. How fun that it also involves wooden shoes :) Carolyn must love being in touch through Skype! So cool! And I've been meaning to tell you that I'm so impressed by your diligence to read lately...way to go!!! You have certainly been one busy lady!
I am having a wonderful morning. I'm looking forward to watching football tomorrow. :)
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