NSO Crazyness

So I have had a pretty crazy few days, but that is to come. I feel the first post in a month should be glorifying to God... then I can share the complaints.

Here are some of the crazy things that have happened in this years NSO (New Student Outreach)

- One SG has about 40 people legitimately interested in a dorm that we have struggled to have any intrest from since before my time.

- One Leader was approached at one of our events by about 10 girls that basically said "Hi, we are from dorm X, we are Christians and we want a Small Group." I mean how many times do you hear of a small group in search of a Small Group Leader????

- 2 guys in our chapter were having a debate about relationships, how they progress and such from my understanding, and it went from 2 guys to like half the hall (our students and new ones) drawing diagrams (we are an engineering school) and such and them then coming out and freshmen asking if they can go to the SG of the leader that was involved in starting the discussion.

- While manning the card station at our "Ice Cream Bash" where people would turn in contact cards, I was asking people to turn in cards and hyping the drawing for an itunes gift card. several girls said to me "We don't need a Small Group we are in Susan's." WHO HAS OWNERSHIP IN A SMALL GROUP BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING!?!?!?!?! (Fairly sure it is God not the SGLs effort herself)

- On of the SGLs who I know well, we were in the same SG last year and she is continuing that SG this year, was talking to a freshman guy with several other people. Due to an odd turn of events (a balloon getting stuck in a tree, which I ended up not helping with afterall) I came over and met this guy. We walked him back to his dorm, and went were hanging out at my place that night. I go to class the next day and as I am leacing my last class of the day I look up and it is the guy from the night before. We ended up getting lunch later that week, he is a pretty awesome guy.

- One SGL added a guy on facebook this summer to welcome him to VT.... later he found they are living on the same hall.

- Several SGs helped people move in to dorms (well all did) but several meet multiple people who later came out to events showing interest in IV

- One SGL commented on how everything he did last year in his dorm to meet and care for guys felt like an uphill battle, but this year almost like people were falling into thier laps to care for.

I mean there is something to be said for good planning cause most of our events have been much smoother than ever before, but most of these things are totally God things.

And when you are completely task oriented trying to make these events happen it is nice to see that God is honoring your time, and working so much more than you ever could.

Thanks God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!