Weekend Getaway 2014
First and foremost I would like to thank the church for the bursary. It may seem small but to a student budget it’s a huge sacrifice. The serving team were on point. You could see that a lot of time, money and effort was put in the preparation and throughout the camp. I’m really grateful for you guys.
The Weekend Getaway…I’ve got so much to say and I hope I can fit it all in a paragraph. Let’s do this.
I’ve learned that RUC is not a building but it’s a church. If I attend RUC every Sunday but not engage (particularly non-sunday engagements) the people then I don’t know the church. The people make the church and not the beautiful building. Jesus Christ died for the church and not the building. The weekend getaway was a great tool for me to engage the church. I was well aware of the clicks that are particularly dominated by the youth. I knew that was going to be a challenge in the camp particularly for new people to be part of the community. I mean I’ve been attending RUC since February 2012 and I’m only getting to know RUC (particularly young) now in 2014. In the words of my favourite men, Leigh:
Dream big, start small and go deep.
My dream has been to build solid relationships with the church. I have started small by getting to know people after the service. The Getaway was a great place to go deep. I was blown away by what I saw. I just saw John 12:24 working. The way the youth was dying to self from hanging out with the people they knew to hang out with new people (or non-cliques) which lead to bearing of so much fruits (relationships). I’ve met some cool solid guys and girls. Tim once was shared with me this a while back:”Who is responsible? I’m responsible”. What was cultivated from the camp I want to continue cultivating not only at the cnr William Nicol and St Andrews but also where I live, work and play…because I’m responsible.
Regards,
Obakeng
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