Reaching Out Archive

  • Let your glory fall on this place…

    Let your glory fall on this place…

    No time to write anything this week, so I’m just going to link to and post up some other things going on in our midst.  This past Saturday, after the prayer walk, we had a productive and fun Saturday workday at Northloop, doing everything from...

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  • Tell us your NSWN story

    Tell us your NSWN story

    These are stories from students about their NSWN experience.  Tell us yours! Submitted by Jane I came into my freshman year with a heavy heart, burdened by family troubles during high school and deep sins in my life. I came to New Student Welcome Night...

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  • D-House in Austin

    D-House in Austin

    The first time I set foot into Dana House in Berkeley was my freshman year 20 years ago this fall!  Yes, I am old now…  We had ice cream sundaes, went around and introduced ourselves with that adjective game and tried to remember each others’...

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  • Zooming out

    Zooming out

    Submitted by Ester… When approaching this year’s 30 Hour Famine, I have to honestly say that I didn’t have any particular plan for fundraising.  I had some ideas such as asking some of my friends and family, but I could hardly imagine talking to complete...

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  • Roll up your sleeves!

    Roll up your sleeves!

    Submitted by Kaitlyn… During the Christmas of 2007, I went on Gracepoint Fellowship Church’s mission trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan with about 80 other members of our church.  That was a very special mission trip because we were there to celebrate the inaugural of our church...

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  • My 15th NSWN

    My 15th NSWN

    Wanted to share this with NSWN right around the corner….     This past weekend (Sept 2008), I attended Gracepoint Fellowship Church’s New Student Welcome Night for the 15th time since I graduated college! And it never gets old. We do the same skit every year, but...

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  • Honduras SMT

    Honduras SMT

    Submitted by Daniel…   Thank you so much for praying for the Honduras mission trip.  It was a short but quite an intense trip, and we really felt your prayers. This year, there were 10 people from Gracepoint Berkeley who joined BMDMI for the Honduras medical...

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  • For the sake of the call

    For the sake of the call

    Submitted by Jason…   It’s been one year since our Austin team left from Gracepoint Berkeley… When I stop to think about it, so much of the world says that I shouldn’t give it all in anything that I do. The key to happiness is supposed...

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  • Contending as one man

    Contending as one man

    Submitted by Wilson… One consistent lesson I receive from mission trips that never ceases to amaze me is the lesson of how much a team of like-minded soldiers of Christ can accomplish in such a short amount of time. Even though we were only there...

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  • Visiting Scholars Ministry update

    Visiting Scholars Ministry update

    Submitted by Tony…    I attended the Visiting Scholars Ministry (an extension of Gracepoint Berkeley’s Praxis ministry) final fellowship time as most all of them except one will leave by the end of August.  They are all busy right now trying to complete their projects.  But...

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  • A haven from my to-do list

    A haven from my to-do list

    Submitted by Becky… Generally being a Type-A person with a long list of things I need to get done and rushing from here to there in a frenzy, I can start to see our monthly convalescent home visit as another item on my to-do list....

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  • Welcome to America!

    Welcome to America!

    Submitted by Joe… One of the ways that International Student Ministry (ISM) at Gracepoint Fellowship in Berkeley serves incoming graduate students is through free airport pickup service. For one of the school years, I was given the privilege of serving as the coordinator who would...

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  • Impacting kids as a helper

    Impacting kids as a helper

    Submitted by Hugo… Excited about the idea about being a part of Impact, I applied to be a Team Lead right away. I was so set on being one that under the application I even marked that position for both my first and second choice,...

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  • SummerFest Fun – Be Strong!

    SummerFest Fun – Be Strong!

    Submitted by Tony… Thank you for your prayers and support!  After a late night of preparation on Friday, SummerFest started yesterday with 74 second graders from Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda and Garfield and Franklin Elementary Schools in Oakland.  With over 160 volunteers ranging...

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  • My Trip to Honduras

    My Trip to Honduras

    Submitted by Gordon…   I will be praying for Gracepoint Berkeley’s Honduras Mission Team as they leave this month. Where can I even begin to describe all that I’ve experienced and felt through a mere one week mission trip to Honduras. What God has allowed me...

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  • Keys please?

    Keys please?

    Submitted by Ashley…    At Gracepoint Fellowship, you often hear stories about hard workers behind the scenes who make things happen especially for big events like G-live, NSWN, or JCC. Among this group are our weekly ImpACT and Joyland drivers who may very likely be...

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  • Message of hope to the elderly

    Message of hope to the elderly

    Submitted by Lauren…   Starting in April, we had our first worship service at Grandma Jaqi’s apartment complex. Our Gracepoint Elderly Care Ministry was joined by our CSUEB ministry which made it about 18 of us total. I was really thankful that Judy and Chris and...

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  • RED-HD @ Glenbrook

    RED-HD @ Glenbrook

    Submitted by Emily   It was a small group of us (15, which is small for RED-HD!) and it was JUST the perfect sized group.  For the students who went, they all had such a good time, and just connected with each of the seniors there. ...

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  • Jing’s story

    Jing’s story

    As I was sorting out my pictures from the past to submit for the graduation banquet slide show, I was hit with flood of memories. I was reminded afresh my life values at the time or the lack of, and I couldn’t help but cringe...

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  • It’s not about what you can do, but who you do it for

    It’s not about what you can do, but who you do it for

    Submitted by Maurice I stink at basketball. I started learning how to play during senior year when our peers would go to the RSF gym on Saturday mornings when no one else was there. Thanks to that, as well as one of my leaders who...

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  • Serving in ImpACT

    Serving in ImpACT

    Submitted by Dung God has dignified my life by letting me serve in ImpACT. I look at my childhood with shame, because I failed to be the older brother that my younger brother needed when he was growing up. He needed love from me, but...

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