8/24- 8/31 Update

Hey Friends,

College Group last night was fun. The cookies and guac were tasty and the conversation was engaging. I was encouraged by the interest about Myanmar and CrossWinds' connection to the people there. I'm really excited to see how our College Group Community will be used to both raise awareness about Myanmar and impact the situation within Myanmar.

For those of you who were interested in coming on the trip, we will be taking applications through September 7, but the sooner you turn them in the better.

Also - in our conversation the movie BURMA VJ was brought up. If you would like to learn more about it check it our here: Bumra VJ Our plan is to see the movie together - a "bonding time" Sunday October 4th in SF at the Red Vic Theater. This will be great chance for us to hang out together, and learn more about Myanmar. Please make the plans to come, and bring friends!

If you have any other thoughts or questions about Myanmar, lets continue this discussion online!

Here we go!

Hey Everyone,

Last night was fun. Erin and Sara both sounded great. It was really cool to see everyone again, I got really excited for the fall and the potential of the group. Here is a recap picture listing some of the ideas we talked about. I can't wait to see what comes next!

Next week we'll be talking about the Church's place around the world. We'll be asking questions like... Is missions work loving? How has the church's image been negatively affected by missionaries? Are we called to share the gospel with others? Are we called to serve people around us? We'll be using CrossWinds' connection to Myanmar as a conversation starter. Should be fun. Make sure to come as I think it will be challenging, educational, and compelling.

Fall 09 College Group Kick Off! Aug 17!

Hey Friends,

College Group will be relaunching at a new and improved location in East Dublin. Our first meeting will be a house-concert featuring Sara Reynolds and others. Bring food, friends, and ears ready to be blown away!

Monday August 17 at 7:30 at the Masons - 3644 Oakhurst Way in Dublin

Chris

College Group Update!

There will be no college group until August 15 when we relaunch it in a new location. I'm moving to a new house, so we will be doing it from there once I move in. Spread the word and see you then!

The new location is:

3644 Oakhurst Way

Dublin, CA 94568

Summer

So it's Summer and we're excited to have all the College students who are back home.  Last week week was packed!  There was such a fun feeling of the evening; the conversation was great, the video was cool, and the topic was compelling.  I'm really stoked about this summer and College Group.  

The past series of topics has been phenomenal.  Lets recap some of the issues we have discussed: 1) SOLD - Human trafficking 2) World Hunger - Feed My Starving Children 3) The Child Soldiers of Uganda - Invisible Children 4) KIVA - Micro-loans 5) Consumerism - TOMs Shoes

If you haven't been yet, make sure to come because it has been awesome!

So we need your help brainstorming what we want to talk about next.  Our hope for College Group is that each week is an engaging conversation about important subjects where any vantage point is welcomed.  If you could ask any question what would you ask?  If you could tell others about one thing what would it be?  Have you ever wondered about the Christian faith?  What are some issues college students face today?  

If you have any ideas on where to take the group - let us know, this is YOUR college group!

See you Monday!

Church

Last night was a really cool discussion on Church and our generations' heart for it.  I was really encouraged by our discussion.  If you want to read an article to further your discussion check this out - 

The Changing Church 

See you next week for Kiva!

Chris

Nooma, Kiva, and Feed My starving Children

Hi everyone.

Last night was really cool. It was a tough conversation to have but good stuff came out of it. It's always hard to hear stories of such hardship and injustice. I was encouraged by our frustration and your broken hearts for those kids. Maybe we can do some thing.

If you want more info on the invisible children check out there site: invisible children 

On another note next week we'll be looking at a Nooma video, and the week after we'll be researching micro-loans and an organization called Kiva. If you want more info on them go here: Kiva

Lastly - It looks like we'll be volunteering for Feed My Starving Children on either June 4th or 5th. We'll keep you posted.

To find our more info on FMSC go here: Feed My Starving Children

Wow, we're doing a lot of cool things at college group good job gang!

Chris