Orientation Week Report

FOCUS' o-week this year was really encouraging. The leadership team made it quite different to last year. They have very quickly understood that FOCUS is theirs and that they are FOCUS. This meant that I didn't need to plead for them to come and make contacts, it meant that I didn't need to give them jobs to do at the BBQ etc.

The welcome BBQ was the highlight of the week in many ways, as it was very well attended (100 people) and went very smoothly.

A slight disappointment for me (though not for the leaders) was Friday Night FOCUS being so small; I expected 100+ but it was lower than last year with not even 50 people turning up. Also a lot of FOCUS 2009 students were absent. That said the meeting went very well and again the leaders worked hard and owned it.

One touching story to leave you with; After my introduction to FOCUS talk (while a game was being played in another room) a new Chinese student came to me with tears in his eyes. All this talk of God reminded him of his grandmother in China who has a terminal illness. She is a strong Christian. He said he wanted to help her but didn't know how. He said he wanted to come to God but thought he wasn't good enough. At this point all the other students returned. I said I'd talk to him after the evening was over. He left before we could continue the conversation.

Please pray with me that I can have an opportunity to follow this up.

Have a look at focustas.org - its our new website and their are some pics there for you to enjoy.