Intern Raef, Bank, random lady at the tree planting, and Me


Meet Bank, our new brother in Christ. His faith maybe new, but it's growing by leaps and bounds. Even before making his commitment to Christ back in October, Bank has been digging into the Word, and helping out at Grapevine. He has a strong passion for serving the Lord through loving his neighbors. We're so excited to see his faith increase, and are grateful for his participation in our student leadership group. Please keep prayin' for Bank to grow in the knowledge and love of our Lord.

The Big Cow is back, and it was a HUGE blessing. Our annual retreat to the mountains gave us a chance to slow down the pace of every day life, experience God's awesome creation, and draw nearer to Him and our community. We enjoyed getting to see some alumni, and as always, meet some new students. The camps highlights were a visit to a sunflower field, hanging out at a waterfall, and songs and testimonies around the campfire. We focused our talks and skits this year on the idea of TREASURE, so through a crazy pirate treasure hunt, small groups and discussions, we discovered that we can treasure God because he has treasured us.

Thanksgiving Day is a time to really give thanks, and a time for us to see the cornucopia of friends we've made this year. Rarely do we get the privilege of seeing so many of our friends at grapevine in one night, but for Thanksgiving they gathered together. Several students we've only met on campus came to join us in celebration of the American holiday, and several others who are often too busy to come to events took time out of their schedules to share with us. We did anticipate a big crowd, and were preparing for it. In fact, Greg jokingly said, "If I don't get full on Thanksgiving Day because we've got too many students here, I'm not going to be too thankful." But after 43 students showed up, he changed his tune. We had enough to eat, and more importantly we experienced the blessing of being together with friends, and with family.