NavAttack!
What a crazy first week and a half of school! There is so much to update on, and yet so little time to do so!
Imagine our surprise after so many lonely weekends last year when our first attempt at a weekend activity drew out about 15 students! In the style of Navigators past, we decided to play “NavAttack,” which is essentially capture the flag. Instead of tagging with your hands, each person is given pantyhose with flour in it, and you take a good hearty swing at the other team when they invade your land, leaving a satisfying white dusty mark on their clothing.
We decided to play in the middle of a dorm complex, Pentland Hills. It’s a cluster of individual buildings with a huge grassy knoll in the center, which is hardly ever used. What a waste of an open space!
A glimpse of Pentland and the grassy area where festivities were held.
We were nervous as we began, as the only people who showed up were the staff team and one student from last year, but slowly, students who we’ve been in contact with began to trickle out. Because it was in such a central and public area, other passerbys soon gathered to watch on the outskirts and then ran in to join. At one point, we had about 20 people playing.
Not only was it a time to get to know students who expressed interest in the Navigators, but also their non-Christian dormmates, who saw the fun and couldn’t help but play. One non-believer told RJ, “Yeah, you should definitely come visit me in my dorm whenever you want!!”
An upperclassman who wasn’t involved with Navs but is interested in checking us out came, but just watched. As she looked on, she asked, “How many of these students are part of Navs?” I was able to share with her that actually, the majority of people WEREN’T from Navs, but this was exactly what we desired. To have a mix of believers and non-believers interacting and having fun together, building relationships. And I was able to share that our prayer was that God would use these relationships to bring the gospel to non-Christians. A bit unorthodox, but I could tell her interest was piqued.
It’s so hard to imagine the struggle we had in the beginning of our time at UCR last year! Thanks for praying for us. Your prayers are heard, and God is doing amazing things here at UCR! We are blessed!
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