Jesus came to them and said, “all authority in Heaven and on earth has been give to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)
Contents:
1: Real Life
2: Dinner with Alex Lee Before Real Life
3: YSC Friday Night Dinner
4: Prayer in the Upper Room
5: Women's Retreat
6: Summer Project - Apply in January!
7: Spring Break in New Haven
8: Save the Date: Men's Advance
9: Small Group Bible Studies
Real Life
Thursday, January 26 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm | Battell Chapel
This week's topic in the Meant to Be Good Series is emotions. Our special guest is Laura Derksen, a therapist, who will share about emotions as one of God's gifts to us and its place in the human experience. Her talk promises to be enlightening and helpful in giving us tools to navigate broken relationships in this fallen world. As in all the topics of this series - relationships, fun, emotions, sex, thinking, work, food, and art and beauty - we will talk about how God is related to each of these areas of life and what redemption in those areas look like. Bring friends!
2: Dinner with Alex Lee Before Real Life
Thursday, January 26 | 5:30 pm | BK Dining Hall
Interested in hearing from a recent Cornell grad who has spent 4 years serving as a long-term worker in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey? Come have dinner with Alex! Meet in the BK Common Room at 5:30 pm or just go into the dining hall and look for Rachel Glodo and Anna Wade.
3: YSC Friday Night Dinner
Friday, January 27 | 6:00 pm | SM Dining Hall Annex (room next to the dining hall)
This week we will have a conversation centered around the topic of
family. Some questions we plan to discuss are: How has being a Christian at Yale been different than being a Christian at home? How do Biblical principles apply to relationships within our families? How do we talk about Christianity with non-Christian parents? Please come with questions, stories, or simply to listen as fellow believers share their experiences! Contact Rose at
rose.wang@yale.edu with comments or questions.
4: Prayer in the Upper Room
Friday, January 27 | 9:00 pm | 25 High Street | Apartment 22
Join us for prayer, worship and intercession for Yale and the world.
Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4 | Incarnation Center in Ivoryton, CT
Check out our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTUixzsjaH4. Don't miss out on a fun-filled Women's Retreat! The theme this year is "Undivided" and our speaker, Tammy McLeod, is on staff with Cru and works with the ministry at Harvard. We look forward to great talks, worship, bonding, and learning what it means to love God with our whole heart. There will also be an alumni panel, which will include:
Carol Chou (BK 94): An academic cardiologist living in New York, she is the mother of twin 5 year olds and has been married to a pediatric oncologist for 13 years
Grace Chen (SM 05): Currently living in New York with her new husband, she works on merchandise planning at Ralph Lauren
Hilina Kassa (SM 09): After recently finishing graduate school in public health at Johns Hopkins, she is currently at the Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and applying to medical school
Julie Silvestri (Harvard 05): After getting a degree in math, she now works at a financial software company managing a group of computer programmers. She has been married for 5 years and has a 5 month old son
Email Anna at
anna.wade@yale.edu ASAP with your SID or sign up at Real Life. Space is limited! PS:We will get back to campus before any dances you might want to go to on Saturday night!
6: Summer Project - Apply in January!
Invest your summer in an experience that will stretch and strengthen your faith in the context of a team community; equip yourself to be a life-long representative of Jesus Christ! Check out
www.gosummerproject.com for exciting opportunities! Talk to staff if you're interested. Staff-suggested projects:
East Asia (Sang and Charmain Yun): May 22 - July 4 (it is vital that you finish your East Asia application before January 31)
Breakthrough/Middle East (Andrew and Rachel Gilson): June 1-August 14
Wildwood, NJ (Lara Takasugi): June 1 - August 6
Yellowstone, MT: May 28 - August 12
7: Spring Break in New Haven
March 2 - March 8
This year, our Spring Break project will be in New Haven. This will be an opportunity to learn and serve while building community and being trained in ministry. We will be partnering with other ministries (in the past, our partners have included Teen Challenge, IRIS, Habitat for Humanity, and Faith Temple in Newhallville) and hearing from people who serve and work in our own backyard. If you are interested in helping to shape the week more, email Lara at lmtakasugi@gmail.com. Registration is coming soon, but for now, save the dates!
8: Save the Date: Men's Advance
Men's Advance will be February 17 to 19. Guys, save the date!
9: Small Group Bible Studies
Interested in being in a small group Bible study? Email Charmain at
charmain@aya.yale.edu to find out what's available!
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Hi Friends,
I'm currently watching President Obama deliver the State of the Union address. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 says, "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness." This week, I challenge you to pray for President Obama and his staff, no matter your political affiliation. God calls us to pray for our leaders!
Love,