Witnessing Truth

There seems to be a theme in my life...particularly when it comes to living out my mission at MIT.  Some might think, oh well, duh, Jesus!  Or others might suggestion Catholicism.  Or even the simple idea of discipleship.  While these are all very good guesses and quite possibly should be the theme of my life (and I do strive to make sure they are), but there is one theme that has been popping up, if you will.  Sidewalk Chalk!  On Wednesday, March 21st, my teammates and I unleashed our creative talents on the paths and walkways of Kresge Oval!  Handing out sidewalk chalk to my teammates, I suggested we write anything and everything on these pathways to remind MIT students that there is more to life than just academics!  There is a whole (new) world out there and we hope they open their eyes to it!  Each of us manifested our creativity in different ways, some of us quoting saints, others just writing messages of love.  Levi even ventured...

The sun has popped out here in Cambridge, MA, and the effects it has been having on students is very, very, very apparent!  Kresge Oval (one of the quad-like areas on MIT's campus) has been filled with loungers, pick-up-soccer players, frisbee extraordinaires, and slack-liners (I didn't know what this was until I stepped foot on a campus that actually had green space in it--sorry, I went to NYU).  (And in case you don't know what that is:  Check it out! )  The change you see in students makes me almost want to spend an entire month's salary on buying a giant heat lamp for the campus so they can soak up the Vitamin D all year round. I've found myself simply sitting in the midst of all this activity, prepping Bible Studies, preparing for discipleships, and just reading.  The number of students who just stopped to talk to me was amazing and so heart-warming!  Vanya and Megan stopped on their way to class.  Emily stopped to talk about our upcoming Studen...