Well, this past week was crazy, because in my cottage there were four birthdays! This means many parties with a lot of people and food. We began the birthday celebration on Tuesday night at midnight going to Steak ‘N Shake. Amy and Jenna wanted milkshakes on their 21st birthday. On Wednesday morning Grace and I …
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Jesus People USA
Hello Everyone! I hope all is well and you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’d like to share with you about my trip with the youth group I help lead at Third Reformed Church. The trip took place in Chicago with 12 students and 5 leaders. We left on Friday and stayed with Jesus People USA. …
Market Place Revolution Conference!
Hey Everyone! On Thursday and Friday I attended a conference called Marketplace Revolution. The conference was held at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL. “Marketplace Revolution is a unique conference which brings together professionals, business people, international workers, university students, and church leaders from over 22 different countries—all passionate about partnering to end …
Making Amigos at the Amigos en Cristo Banquet
I am currently sitting in my kitchen at home sipping some apple cider tea. And it feels so good to be home with parents. The reason I came home is because the ministry my dad started called Amigos en Cristo hosted its third annual banquet tonight. I have never been able to attend a banquet before because I always …
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Learning to Live in a Global Society
Recently in my Economics class my professor asked us to write a paper on a non-profit organization. Our objective was to imagine that we are an employed as a paid consultant for the organization, charged with assessing its ability to “help without hurting” and relaying our observations in a formal written report. In particular, the …
Homecoming festivities!
Hey Everyone! It’s Homecoming weekend!!! Hope is filled with alumni, students, and visitors from all over. On Friday afternoon my friend Sam and I led Segway tours around Hope’s campus. The Segways were so fun to drive, and I wish I could drive them around more often. Since I am apart of the Student Alumni …
FALLing in Love with Fall Break
Hello everybody! Another wonderful week at Hope College has almost passed. This was not any normal week, but it was FALL BREAK! We didn’t have class on Monday or Tuesday, so me and 8 other of my friends decided to go camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes! Not only was it the most fun I had ever …
OSU or MSU?
Hey Everyone! Sorry for my delays with blogging; these past couple of weeks have been crazy busy. Last weekend my parents came to visit me in Holland. I was so happy to see them. I’m not going home for fall break, so I’m glad I was able to spend some time with them. On Friday …
SUPER WEEK AT HOPE!!
It has truly been such a great week at Hope! It is always crazy to me how fast the days and weeks and months speed by! It seems like just yesterday I was just a freshman starting my first day! So many great things happened this week. For starters, Grace had her birthday and we …
Best Date Day
Last Saturday my boyfriend and I celebrated my birthday together. He didn’t tell me any of the plans; he just told me to be ready to go by 10:30 am. So at 10:30 he came to my cottage and picked me up, and we biked to my favorite restaurant deBoer’s together. After the delicious meal, we shopped …