Remembering God

Combined core worship night!

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Deuteronomy 8:10-14

This past week our core combined with a guys core to do a joint worship night. The evening was all about remembering God and what he has done for us. We sang worship songs, had worship stations and got to share what God taught us that night. At one of the stations we read Deuteronomy 8 and reflected on what God has done for us. (Check out the pic below!) Many of them shared about how easy it is to forget what God has done and get stuck in worrying about the here and now. I find myself doing the same thing so easily. I forget the plethora of things he has done for me. The community he has given me, the ways he pursues and transforms me, his sacrifice on the cross. And even if God stopped giving me things today he would still be good. He has already given me vastly more than I deserve or could ask for. I encourage you to reflect on the worship station below! It really has blessed me to take time and remember specifically what God has done. 



Spring Showcase was a success! Even though the event was two months earlier this year we still had a great turnout and were able to raise over $20,000 making SICM more affordable for our students! Thank you for your prayers and praise God for his faithfulness and his people's generosity!

Our table from a recent outreach event!

Student Spring Impact (SSI) is upon us! If you remember from last year, SSI is a week where students from our sister ministry Campus Christian Fellowship (CCF) come and do outreach on our campus during their spring break! It is amazing week of outreach, fellowship, and stepping out in faith. SSI is March 22nd through the 28th this year. Please be praying that God would move and be glorified by that week.

Thank you again for supporting and making campus ministry possible! Don't forget to check out the student testimony below!

Many blessings,
Emily Umstead



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