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Andie

Class of: 2008
Major: English, Literature Concentration
Hometown: Shawnee, KS

February 2008 Archive

themba

Friday, February 22, 2008, 11:43 a.m.

one of the things i love about APU is the attitude of students that they can make a difference in the world.  as you know, i went to south africa last summer and the situations and problems you see over there are often times very overwhelming especially on your return to the states.  one of my friends just spent the semester in south africa and saw a lot of the same things i did: poverty, disease, thousands of lives and families destroyed by the AIDS virus.  although the hope i saw in the eyes of the south africans was enough to convince me God has a plan for them, at the same time, coming back home, i couldn't help but feel inclined to do something.  the thing with going out of the country is that you can't come back unchanged.  a practical way for me to give back a tiny bit of love to the country that had blessed me in so many ways was for me to start sponsoring a child in ethiopia.  although in reality we can't solve the problems of poverty or AIDS, most of the students I encounter at APU feel called to at least do a small part in fighting for change.  my friend that just got back took a different route than i did.  he decided to start a project called Themba.  his idea was to collect new clothing (not the clothing we don't want and so often give generously to charity) but instead designer clothes, the clothes we love.  then he wanted to resell these clothes to the APU community in a "thrift store" of sorts.  although this started as just an idea, he has succeeded in making this a reality that is currently taking place on campus; the thrift store will take place in april.  i share this with you just to say that i really appreciate being on this campus and seeing people who desire change in the world and work not to solve the impossible but to humbly contribute in applicable ways of showing God's love to people and communities around the world. 

don't become overwhelmed, become inspired. 

all things are possible with God.

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life

Sunday, February 10, 2008, 6:42 p.m.

Some things that have been going on:

My boyfriend and I went to see the play "Of Mice and Men" in the APU theater.  This is one of my favorite stories by one of my favorite authors, John Steinbeck.  Our friend, Matt was one of the leads, Lenny, and he did an awesome job.  The rest of the cast included other APU students, including one of my friends Jamie and a few other familiar APU "drama" faces.  I was really impressed by everyone who participated.  It was AMAZING!!!

APU beat Biola in basketball.  :)  and the rivalry continues...

Last night I got together with some of my teammates from my Africa trip last summer.  Since we don't see each other regularly on campus we decided to have a reunion at one of the guy's apartments.  We got together for pizza and just some catching up as we haven't seen each other in a while.  I can't believe it will be a year in May since I went to AFRICA!!!

Yesterday morning I went to Flappy Jacks (a really good pancake place) with a bunch of my friends from freshman year.  We all lived in Trinity together and so we too, got together for a little reunion of sorts as we ate breakfast together and caught up with everyone's majors, living situations, etc. etc.  It was hilarious because as we were leaving my friend Brandon initiated a "Flappys" chant and we all put our hands in and said Flappy's on three.  I'm not really sure why we did it, but it was funny. 

The Crestview hot tub is currently lukewarm and so my roommates and I have reluctantly given up our spa privileges for the week. 

American Idol has started for anyone who cares which I do.  I love American Idol.  Hollywood Week starts this week so I am super excited for that.  We had a few little American Idol pizza parties at our apartments during the auditions but now things are getting serious.  I'll keep you updated on who looks promising.

I had my first big test of the semester and luckily it went pretty smoothly.  Only a few more and I will be done with tests and on to life.  Less than 3 months till I graduate.  Crazy. 

Well that is just a quick little update about some of the happenings going on here at APU.  Blessings to you all.  :)