Residence

Lida and I realized early on that we haven't been praying so we needed to be more faithful in our times of prayer, specifically for our small groups and residence dinners. Neither of us never expected the impact what being faithful could potentially translate to.

In Residence, Lida and I were praying for guidance in where and what to do for residence. In previous years, we had dinner and played board/card games. This year seemed different. We were in a new residence (Shell) and with a whole new group of students. As we prayed throughout these past couple of months, God seemed to be leading us to move out of Shell and move the Residence Dinners to our old residence McCow. We realized that all of the students we know in residence live in McCow! Some of them were even neighbours and wanted more community in the McCow res! The night we moved to McCow was the night that we had 10 students come out as opposed to our 5 (which were all from McCow). It is clear that God has been preparing the hearts of the students in the McCow residence and has opened up a door to study scripture as a part of our residence dinners now.

Residence Community Dinners

It has been so encouraging and exciting to see how Lida has been developing as a leader. With residence being the place where God has placed her these past 3 years, her passion for her peers on residence is so enlightening and contagious. When studying scripture finally became an option to be a part of our resident dinners, she jumped at the opportunity and brought a whole new level of creativity and excitement that neither Barron or I have yet to see. She has invited first year student, Tyler, in sharing her excitement and vision where together they have taken what was done normally (manuscript study) and has shaped and formed it into something that is specifically catered to the students in residence. This "Plot-twist Bible Study" idea allows people to read a certain part of the text with the "response" or "answer" hidden. It gives us an opportunity to then discuss what we think the answer is or what we think Jesus would actually say. After discussing it, we reveal what Jesus actually says and there you have it... Plot-twist!!

Plot-twist Bible Study