Summer LINK Clemson: Week 2

What a great week to be CLINKED up. On Monday night, the Chasteen family blessed our group with biblical wisdom and delicious food. We got to gnaw down on some chicken and rice, salad, carrots and topped that off with some splendid dessert. Afterwards, we had the dessert after the dessert, the Word of God. We explored purity in biblical context. Of course the group ended up splitting into gender groups, but that made the conversations so much more meaningful. Accountability was taking place, which was AWESOME!!!

Tuesday was an ULTIMATE day. And for those of you who do not catch my drift, the college team put together an ultimate frisbee event to be had every Tuesday starting at 8:30 PM. Ultimate Tuesday was a great time to come together and fellowship and get some exercise on. We had staff meeting earlier that morning and it was encouraging to hear our brother’s and sister’s testimonies. Brock and Laura graced us with the story of how God gave them grace, which was truly an encouraging experience. 

During the week, we work in what is now named the Think Tank. It is the place where we congregate and build community. Whether by joking around, working steadily, or even passing through, the Think Tank is lit up with wonderful lights of Christ. It is encouraging to be able to come into work with my fellow Summer LINKers, because it spurs me on to greater works.

Thursday was a monster of a day. We got the monster of grills, the 8–Burner Event Grill. This puppy can cook 65 burgers or 126 hotdogs AT ONE TIME!!! This grill would play an important part to our cookout the following day. A group of us went to library bridge to invite people to come to the cookout we would be holding that coming Friday. The night came upon us and one of our own, Brock Bass, lead our CP group. It was a refreshing night in 2 Peter, and boy did we learn and get a good handful of knowledge.  

Friday was gameday. The day we had been preparing for all week, College Cookout Day. Jonathan Whittle and Red Schroeder manned the grill while the rest of our group manned the evangelism and invitations. We had a great turnout and it was awesome to have those intentional conversations about the Gospel and Christ. This was an area on which we were able to keep out focus.

Our weekend kicked off with a Friday night Bonanza. We met at the Union on Clemson’s campus and bowled, played ping-pong, some air hockey, and even a little bit of cards. It was an encouraging time of fellowship and out-of-office fun. Afterwards we went to Cookout to get dinner/dessert and just laughed the night away. 

Saturday morning at noon the group decided to go thrifting. Some of the locations visited were Goodwill, the Jamaica Relief Store, and Goodwill again. There were some great deals to be had and it was a great time to be a bargain shopper. Later that night we all gathered to hang out and watch a movie.

Overall, it has been a great week to be part of this wonderful fellowship. We have set the bar high, and by the grace of God we will continue to pursue growth together. We are Summer Link Clemson, hear Christ roar from within us!

Update By: Red Schroeder
Summer LINK Clemson