Campus Crusade for Christ: Fall Retreat

Last weekend I went on a retreat with Campus Crusade for Christ; we went to Camp Piankatank. Many of the local colleges have Cru groups and there were people there from ODU, TCC, CNU, and W & M. I had a wonderful time! There was good teaching by Roy Baker and Brian Barnett as well as worship, women's group (the guys also had their own group meeting), hilarious games, and lots and lots of fellowship! The fellowship was probably one of the several highlights for me (the others including women's time, skit-in-a-bag, extended worship time, and my morning quite time by the river Sunday morning). The friendships that were built and the new friends that were made were amazing. I hope to keep in touch with many of my new friends! Here are some pictures from the weekend.

We had "Sm'ores Indoors" with this huge fireplace due to their being a ban on outdoor fires because of the dryness



Some favorite quotes from the weekend:

"What were you doing on the night of tonight?"

"Well it happened on a night!"

"Are you wounding?"

And of course Brian's rap! :)

Congratulations!!!

Kaitlin and Drew are engaged!!!!! Congratulations you two!

Kaitlin: I remember all the times of dreaming and thinking about getting engaged, planning a wedding, etc etc, and now it is finally here for you! It's no longer just dreaming about "one day", but you get to actually plan your wedding! ahhh! I'm looking forward to seeing how you plan this out, and to helping you plan that special day! P.S. Since you will have had wedding-planning experience by then you can help me when my turn comes. : )

Drew: I can't think of anyone better to marry one of my best friends! I know you will take wonderful care of her, and love her your whole life. I'm glad that I have gotten the chance to get to know you and see your relationship with Kaitlin grow. I look forward to witnessing this next stage in your lives: Marriage! Wow!

First Week of Class

My first week back at ODU has gone very well! So far, the classes seem enjoyable and the professors seem really nice (though I am unsure about how I will like the TA for my physics lab). I think I am going to really enjoy my Short Story class. I love reading so what could be better than homework that I would actually enjoy doing on my own during free time! The homework for my PoliSci class seems like it might be annoying, but perhaps I will get used to doing it (we have to read 5 newspapers and listen to 5 newscasts per week and summarize the ones related to state and local government) this is in addition to other readings.

This week we also had a ladies' meeting for care group. We shared our trials, encouraged one another, and prayed for each other. It was a very refreshing night! Thank you Rebekah for your loving and faithful leadership of this group!