Cannot believe it’s already our last full week of summer project. Today was phenomenal. This morning the team gathered at Hunter College to blitz the campus with flyers about free pizza and drinks during a lunchtime  Epic Movement info session. I really didn’t know what to expect. First of all, we secured a room only the night before (thank you Intervarsity Christian Fellowship & Chinese Christian Fellowship at Hunter!)….wasn’t sure we’d really get the room. Secondly, we started promoting the event only 2 hours before the event. And finally, we ordered 12 pizzas! Would anyone show up to eat it all?

Hunter College Flyer

Thankfully, as our brother Josh prayed, God did not disappoint. The room quickly filled up and we had over 50 surveys filled out! Regina shared a bit about what the Epic Movement was all about, and came up with a nifty acronym. We’re about CCF (“not to be mistaken for chloroflourocarbons”)—
C—“Community” We know that at a commuter college, it’s hard to experience community. We want to help build community at Hunter.
C—“Culture” We are primarily Asian Americans (although we welcome everyone!), and we want to discuss issues that are relevant to us.
F—“Faith” We meet to explore how faith intersects with our culture through our community.
Brilliant!

I was blessed and encouraged by the fabulous folks that came to our informational session! I met a cool South Asian student who regularly goes to Muslim Student Association. Afterwards as we were walking around campus to get rid of the extra pizza, I spotted him and he was like (to the girl who was walking with him): “Meet my new friends! You should fill out their survey and get free pizza.” We also met others who are interested in checking out our future Epic Movement meetings. Praise the Lord!

Tonight we met up with the rest of the Tribeca tracks and went out into the city to hand out bagged peanut butter and jelly sandwich meals and engage the homeless in spiritual conversations. I admit, I was reluctant to participate in the outreach, but I’m glad I went. Tonight I got my first hug from a homeless guy named “True Story.” I admit that these are the types of people I usually avoid day to day. But tonight I realized that these folks aren’t as intimidating and scary as I imagine they are. I am so blessed and spoiled. One of our students got into an intense discussion with a homeless guy and tweeted: “Witnessing an emotional breakup in Bryant Park while sharing an amazing story of love with a stranger, this juxtaposition is so surreal.”

Lord forgive me from judging and dismissing people so quickly. Help me to love people as you do!