'Twas the end of the Semester
by the Greenawalts
‘Twas the end of the semester,
when all through the state of Penn,
Students were sad to say bye
to Danny and Gretchen.
The couple had served there
for six and four years,
And were entering life in Ohio
with much joy and a few fears.
Ohio State students were abuzz
in their college dorm,
56 thousand
facing pressure to conform.
The options are endless
and campus is a craze,
As 1000s of students
navigate through spiritual haze.
When out on the campus,
there arose such a clatter,
God gave InterVarsity
spiritual authority on every matter.
Away we go to corners
of campus locations,
To share the gospel
With all the nations
To black students! To whites!
To internationals! To geeks!
To artists! To freshmen!
Commuters and Greeks!
It’s better than straight A’s
or a 12 and 0 team,
Jesus has come-
every dark corner He will redeem!
Danny initiated outreach
to lead the group,
Gretchen welcomed internationals
with cups of warm soup.
In September, we stood
in the middle of the quad,
Asking students about
their identity and God.
“What are your nicknames?”
“For what are you known?“
“At the end of 4 years,
how do you hope to have grown?”
In October, we trained students
to lead a Bible study
For their curious friends
who said faith was muddy.
Students investigated Jesus’ words
and wondered how,
Could they know God
in deeper ways than they do now?
More exciting than the election,
life with Jesus many students choose!
We worship and cross boundaries
to take this good news…
We and our baby
and students too,
Are greatly blessed
by each one of you.
Thank you for enabling us
to love this generation,
Telling Ohio State
about God’s plan for creation…
So join us to exclaim,
and to applaud,
“For Jesus is at work at Ohio State; Praise God.”
tehehe nice poem guys, I wouldn't expect anything less!! :-) Hope all is well
ReplyDeleteY'all are so creative. Thanks for the update! Praise God, indeed!
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