Somewhere in the Middle...
  • Home
  • Read
  • Write
  • Discuss
    • Book Club Blog
    • Recommended reading
  • Pray
    • Family Times
    • Tigers Christian Club
    • Interfaith Conversations
  • Serve
  • Reflect
  • Home
  • Read
  • Write
  • Discuss
    • Book Club Blog
    • Recommended reading
  • Pray
    • Family Times
    • Tigers Christian Club
    • Interfaith Conversations
  • Serve
  • Reflect










Write












Christian Community for Higher Ed Students

11/26/2019

0 Comments

 
Earlier this year, when my fellow church-goer and neighbor invited my husband and I to hear about her work with InterVarsity, I was intrigued.  I always like hearing about what’s going on in people’s lives, but I had a particular interest in hearing how Susan was reaching higher ed students.

When I arrived at college I felt like I didn’t know which church to attend, and even after I picked one, I usually attended alone.  The loss of a church community was a stark change in my life, and I missed the routine and belonging of the church in which I was raised.

I remember looking at on-campus options -- Bible studies and worship groups -- and while I can’t remember which ones I looked at, I clearly remember having a hard time finding a good fit.  With one, I felt like I was from the wrong culture, and there, for the first time in my life, I felt like a minority. With another, I felt like I was dividing myself between two worlds -- my Bible study friends on the one hand and my friends from the dorm on the other.  In medical school it was even harder to find Christian community, partly due to the demanding workload and partly due to the structure of the campus (mine not being attached to an undergraduate university).

Now, maybe it’s a lot to ask to find friends who know me in all aspects of my life, but when I learned about Susan’s work, I knew that the more effort that was placed in this area, the better.  College and graduate students are vulnerable and isolated, and I wanted to support a cause that strives to shepherd them, give them a sense of belonging and remind them that they are fully known and loved by God.

While giving to this cause, I have enjoyed reading updates about Susan’s work with graduate students through InterVarsity on the Harvard and MIT campuses, through retreats and large groups and dinners and one-on-one outreach and faculty fellowship.  If you are someone who could have benefitted from this type of community when you were in school, consider making a gift today.  You can find more information about InterVarsity here.
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author's Log

    Here you will find a catalog of my writing and reflections.

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    December 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018