~Peace~

What a hectic week! I had two midterms, one of which went really well, and the other...well...let's just say that I'm glad it's over ^_~

But what plagued my mind earlier this week was not my midterms but the issue of outreach in CCF. As a committee, we accidentally missed a very important step in the implementation of our new model. The consent of the members. Needless to say, we did a good job causing a rucus =P But, I believe that the struggle over this issue was a big growing opportunity for everybody involved. After our first meeting, which was very confrontational, I felt sick and empty inside...on the verge of tears. We held a second members meeting two days later, and decided to scrap all previous models we had thought of, and as a fellowship, start from scratch. That meant defining our purpose for outreach, defining questions we need to address together and prioritizing them, defining who (specifically) we want to reach, what the Good News is, how we can encourage and equip members to adopt evangelism as a lifestyle, and finally, according to all our ideas, what the best approach to an evangelical event would be.

Praise God for He is faithful and listens to our prayers! God did not let us continue to be divided, but united us behind one common goal...and one idea! We prayed for unity, but I must say that we didn't expect the final vote for the event in question to be unanimously in favour! What an awesome God! I'm so thankful that He has healed our fellowship and brought peace into our hearts once again. And the idea that we came up with collectively is so much better than what we could come up with a smaller group.

So, the idea will be drafted up by the visioning committee for the event, and presented as a proposal before the entire fellowship, and then we'll go from there.

Perhaps what touched me the most out of the experience is how many people (and frosh!) showed up for these two meetings. I've been out to members meetings in the past, and there usually aren't many people who make it out. I guess this was a sign to me of the genuine love for the fellowship that our members carry in their hearts, and their passion to help in defining the best way it can function. As long as we have people like this in CCF, God will always be able to use us a light on campus.

We had our second Alpha meeting this week, and I think it went pretty well. Getting a projector was a story and a half! =P Ask me about that one in person!

Well, today I am confined here to work on my lab report while the rest of CCF is at the Winter Retreat. I'm dissappointed that I wasn't able to go, especially after how hard I worked to get my stuff done before the weekend. But I trust that God closes the doors that we are not meant to walk through, no matter how hard we yank at the door handle. May as well not waste my energy getting through a door that God has sealed to me! =D

Have a blessed weekend, wherever you are, and whatever you are doing <><