Thank you, Jesus. Literally.

After "christian organization hopping" for the first two months of college I finally feel like I'm heading in the right direction. The first week, I tried Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) and a local church Fairfax Community Chapel. A couple weeks later I tried Chi Alpha (another christian gathering type organization). In all 3 of these organizations I was searching for one thing: a small group that resembled in any amount the type of community I got from my small group in Williamsburg. I knew no matter where I found it, I couldn't hold an expectation of it being the same thing as my best friends and I at home. But I knew it was the one steady thing missing from my life here. I got a text from a small group leader, Kirsten, giving me a time and a place to meet if I wanted to go to a small group bible study. She was affiliated with Cru. I had never met her or anyone in the group, I was going into it blindly but I was excited to finally give it a try. So I went, and loved it. They started with "high and low" a game where you go around and tell everyone a high of your week and a low of your week. Something we alwaysss did at home, it was great. We studied a passage in Matthew, my favorite book in the Bible! I took these things as "signs" I was in the right place at the right time. I met a girl who is always a new member to a campus sorority, we have the same thoughts, concerns and excitements towards. It was great to find another girl in a sorority who didn't drink and also has a long-distance boyfriend like me and who had the same desire to pursue a small group following God. It was a great start to something I think has amazing potential. You always have to start somewhere, right?