Students Arrive

Sorry for the somewhat infrequent updates. Internet access is somewhat spotty. Tonight's an exciting night so I wanted to make sure to I got some time to post.

I've been meeting with some of the student leaders and tonight we have a gathering for all returning students. The student leaders have been on the phones all week encouraging people to attend and we're hoping for a big response. After dinner the student chapter president will give a testimony and describe the vision we have for what God will do at Wayne State University through InterVarsity this fall. Luke will then give a spoken word performance that dramatically communicates that. Finally, I'll lead a scriptural lesson illustrating what we can learn from Christ's ministry model.

Along with all of this students will be recruited for activities, specifically New Student Outreach. This is a critical time to connect with freshman and transfer students as they arrive at WSU.

I do want to describe some of how we're doing in the neighborhood. We're looking into some prospects for our final house and learning a lot along the way. Please pray for that. Pray specifically that we can find a place where students will eventually be able to be plugged in that they might learn and serve. Detroit has also been the sight of two major industrial fires recently. The one on Monday made national news. I'm not sure yet about the fire today. This is a city already in great need. Big industrial fires, however, are not on that list. Finally, we had a fun surprise on Tuesday. The mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, and other VIPs had a press conference on neighborhood produce stores and distribution in the empty lot directly next to our house.

Included are some pictures of the neighborhood.