I can't help but look back at the past year. It has been an interesting journey, and it is all culminating in my exchange to Singapore.

When I first entered Waterloo, I had never expected to experience all that I have over the past 16 months. It was something that had never crossed my mind as something plausible, or even as something that I would want to do. Nevertheless, various turns of events and decisions sealed this and have worked together to bring me to where I am today.

I thought that it would be interesting to try to document some of the higher-level things that I have been challenged with spiritually during these past 16 months. This is the first in a series of four posts, which will try to describe some of what happened over each term, starting with Fall 2007.

Fall 2007

My involvement in UWCCF began in Fall 2007. After attending on and off for my previous terms in Winter 2007 and Spring 2006, I began to feel that it would be good to integrate myself into the fellowship more in terms of serving. To see where I might fit in, I attended the fall retreat that term, and expressed an interest in leading small groups on Friday nights.

This proved to be a pretty enjoyable term and I felt blessed by being able to fellowship with other Christians on campus, as well as to make an effort to help welcome some of the new frosh I had a chance to meet that term.

I didn't think too much of things, and didn't see my involvement in UWCCF extending much beyond facilitating small groups.

But as circumstance (or blessing) would have it, I landed a job in Waterloo for the subsequent Winter 2008 term. I distinctly remember, while waiting for rankings, praying and feeling a strong conviction that God would provide me with the job.

Continue to Part 2