Friday, May 30, 2008

Bible Study tonight & Prayer Requests

All college bible study @ NorthLoop tonight, 7 pm. If you get to NorthLoop by 6, Koinonia 1 guys and girls will be eating dinner together. Let me know if you need a ride and can't find one on your own. Afterwards, we'll do something fun.

Here's a couple prayer requests to keep in mind:

  • Daniel S. and Will Wu (a2f) are in China with the PESI program. Pray for their safety, and that they'll reach out to the Chinese students they meet.
  • upcoming exams: Stephan's DET and Justin T.'s MCAT.
  • Taiwan Team: Kevin, Kevin, and Brian are on the 2-week trip, going to different universities. They'll be heading down to Tainan for a week and putting on a Gospelfest presentation. New grad Steve C. is also there (for the whole summer!) and going to take a Chinese class.
Things to sign up for if you haven't already:
  • Summer Evangelism Training happening every Tues. night for 8 weeks. Brilliant book by Tim Keller, Reason for God, and one way to equip ourselves in a culture and society where talking about God credibly is denigrated and intimidating. Sign up for SET online.
  • 30-Hour Famine is something our church is participating to raise money for the recent world food shortage. Sign up for 30-hour famine online.
  • Interested in multiplying your talents and getting Photoshop, Audio, Video trained? There's more, of course, but take a look at the descriptions and sign up if you're interested.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Info This Week

All-college bible study this Friday @ First Pres., 8 pm. Afterwards, we're going to watch Prince Caspian in the theaters for those who aren't too stressed and just want to decompress from all the finals studying.

Freshmen: one last dinner of the semester, if you're free, at my place. Jenny wanted to invite you guys over. More details coming.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Prayer Request: Myanmar & China

Please keep the relief efforts in Myanmar and China in your prayers. As the suffering is great, and much relief and help are needed, please keep all the victims, the bereaved families and children, the effort of the relief workers, and the governments in your prayers.

If you'd like more information on the Myanmar cyclone or the Szechuan earthquake in China, CNN and other news agencies have plenty of information.

Please specifically pray that the Myanmar military junta government would open its country's doors to external relief agencies and nations who are waiting to get into the country and help at the ground level. The Myanmar military junta has been resistant to foreign aid.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Guess Who?

As part of our last Koinonia 1 gathering of the semester, we played the "Guess Who?" game. Try to figure out which of the staff or seniors the following babies are. Just wanted to post... and I'll put up pictures and stuff a little later.

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Summer Position: Berkeley Academics

From Suzanne--Do you want a part time summer job at $20/hr? Do you want some actual classroom teaching experience to see if you like it? Do you want Fridays off?

Berkeley Academics will be having our annual summer camp in Alameda and we are hiring teachers/tutors!

Qualifications:

  • Prior experience working with children (1st-8th)
  • Proficiency in your subject area
  • Displays a willing and eager attitude

Dates:
  • Session 1: 6/23 – 7/3 (M-TH)
  • Session 2: 7/7-7/17 (M-TH)
  • Session 3: 7/21 – 7/31

Subjects; (grades K-8th)
  • Math (9-10:30am)
  • Critical Reading (10:30-12pm)
  • Essay Writing (9-12pm)
  • Word Power (1-2:30)
If you are interested please email me (suzanneDOTsuhATgpmailDOTorg) and we’ll provide more information. For college students, if you don’t want to teach and just want classroom volunteer experience, please let me know as well. Visit our Berkeley Academics website.

Friday, May 2, 2008

All Moved In!

Truck of JunkWe're all moved into our new place at Central! Though things are slightly in disarray, the disorder is strictly relegated to the closet. Anyway, you guys are welcome to come over whenever, especially with finals around the corner. If you need a place to study, eat, hang out, watch the fish, or just want to get away from Berkeley, our door's open to you. For those of you who need a formal invitation: Open House next Wed., May 7. Let me know you're coming so I make sure there's enough food.

2005 Central Ave., J. All that stuff you see in the truck is hidden away, so don't worry.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

1 castle, 1 birthday, 6 guys in a compact...

That title probably got your attention! Anyways, how does all three of those fit together? Well, yesterday some of us (frosh & myself) went over to Bowles, the castle on the hill for Hugo's birthday, and for the frosh it was their very first time setting foot in Bowles, or anywhere near there for that matter. I picked up Justin, Simon, David, and John from their individual places, while Daniel Song decided to run there from the RSF. Ah, you see the trouble with the numbers already, but I get ahead of myself. We had one of David's friends at Bowles sign us in, because it was going to be a surprise! Hopefully.. I gave Hugo a call beforehand to make sure he was in his room...sneaky eh? Actually I'm not sure what I would've done if he said he was out..., luckily it didn't have to come to that as he was home.

So once we got in, we proceeded with our plan. Here we are putting the candles onto the cake, by twos so it'll burn brighter of course. Also note the light in the corner. You ask why only there? Well let me tell you that we decided to use our trusty flashlights, to be more ninja-like..., little did we know that the light switch was right in front of us. Of course the SM pointed this out to us after we finished...but we knew what we were doing...

While this transpired, Wynn from Koinonia 2 joined us, he lives 2 floors below Hugo. Together with our entire team we managed to get to Hugo's room, bust in, only to find he's not in the main room but in his bedroom. It was kind of unclimatic, but we still surprised him enough. We sang him Happy Birthday and proceeded to the main event...you thought the singing was the whole point? Nah, it's all about the eating fellowship!













Here is Hugo making the first cut, and us chilling in his bedroom with our pieces. It was only Hugo & his roommate Sean, so we had no trouble fitting in. And of course we have to do something to birthday boy!




And now that brings us to the last part of the title. Well you remember how we all got there right? Yea, Justin, Simon, David, John, and me...m...that's 5, and I believe that's how much my car can fit, being a compact and all. But now there is Daniel, which makes 6. So of course we just have to squeeze a little bit, not a problem. But then you have Daniel in the back with 3 other guys... That's just trouble being begged for. Daniel gets rocked as usual, its like the commonality of all stories it seems. Here are some pictures of that. Everyone else seems to be enjoying themselves...except Daniel. And Simon...he's underneath there somewhere...

That concludes our little trip to the castle, to celebrate a birthday, and somehow cram 6 guys in a compact on our way back... "And this little Daniel went wee wee wee all the way home..."

Abigail Eats An Entire Big Mac

Looking for that crazy video! It's on my webpage:

http://www.eddiesaysaprilfoolstoyou.gotchaa.com/

wow, joke's on me. I thought I was so clever in setting this whole little prank up and I realized that today's May after i posted this. Ouch!

Tomorrow's (4/2/08) happenings

Hello homegroupers, here's what's going on for tomorrow (Friday 4/2):

  • Gracepoint Monthly at 7pm (not 7:30pm like last time!!!) at First Presbyterian Church
  • Afterwards:
    • Seniors practice graduation song at YWCA (head there right after)
    • Rest of us will do something else fun OR if you guys would rather go out and study please let me know (we could all study together or create a separate study group).
Also, if you'd like, catch Mike's recap of last weekend's Sierra Lodge trip, a video of Abigail eating an entire big mac, and more at our homegroup blog: http://homegroup1.blogspot.com