On Wednesday, October 21^st at 10:00am the second annual Get Linked Conference gets started in Rainey Fine Arts Center.  The conference is designed to get you (yes , you!) connected with a solid camp or missions organization this summer.   Why sit and eat Hot Pockets on the couch when you can be trekking with shepherds in India or wakeboarding in Seattle?  Plus you get paid!  Camp life and mission trips around the world are breeding grounds for personal growth and change in your life.  Yes, you can work at the local ice cream shop and date your girlfriend on the weekend, but is that really changing your life or even better- are you changing anyone else’s life?   Do not miss this opportunity to Get Linked to some of the best camp and mission sending organizations in the country.  Pick up an application and some info from the tables in Merritt lobby following chapel and have brunch in the cafe.  Come back by if you have questions at dinner.  Let’s go beyond!  If you have questions visit our website.

Are you looking for quality camp staff or excited mission-minded students?

If you are a student, are you looking to do something with your summer besides sleep late and veg?

Then you do not want to miss this year’s Get Linked Conference at Anderson University on October 21^st. The Get Linked Conference at Anderson will connect you to camps and mission sending organizations that can help you develop as an adult and follower of Christ.  The conference is free to our sponsors and our students.  We understand that the 140+ students who served this past summer have been CHANGED.  Do not miss out on this opportunity. 

Check out some of the agencies that will be at this year’s conference:

• BCM Missions                      http://www.goandsend.org 
• Generation LINK                   http://www.crosspointclemson.org 
• Camp LaVida                        http://www.scwmu.org/camplavida        
• Summersalt                          http://www.scbaptist.org 
• Winshape                             http://www.winshapecamps.org 
• McCall RA Camp                  http://www.scbaptist.org/campmccall  
• Concoxions                          http://www.concoxions.com
• Camp Crestridge                  http://www.ridgecrestcamps.com
• YMCA Camp Greenville        http://www.campgreenville.org
• Strong Rock Camp and Retreat  http://www.strongrockcamp.com   
• Transplant/Kid Connection        
• NAMB                                   http://www.namb.net   
• SBC                                       http://www.sbc.net
• Navigators                            http://navigators.org/us 
• Crossover Communications  http://www.crossoverusa.org
• Camp Longridge                   http://www.camplongridge.org   
• MissonLab                            http://www.missionlab.com
• FUGE Camps                         http://www.lifeway.com/fuge/
• Camp KidJam                        http://www.campkidjam.com
• World Changers Int'l            http://www.worldchangers.org
• Wayfarer                               http://www.wayfarer.tv and http://www.wayfarercamp.com
• Ridgecrest Camps                 http://www.ridgecrestcamps.com
• Victory Sports                        http://www.victorysportsoutreach.org
• IMB                                        http://www.imb.org

Please check out this link for Anderson University's Homeless for the Homeless web page!   http://www.websitevelocity.com/h4h

Can't believe we will all be here together finally tomorrow night!!!!! Can't wait to see you all- just to make sure we're all clear, we will meet here in Sullivan at 8:30pm for an orientation meeting. Sullivan is the last building on the front drive, right past the tennis courts. After the meeting, you will be able to go to your dorm and attempt to get sleep- remember, pack a separate bag to get you through Thursday night and Friday- your suitcase will be UNDER the bus locked up!! We will get up EARLY Friday morning, breakfast at 5:30 and we will be driving out of here at 6:00am. I will have sandwiches for everyone for lunch Friday and we will have to stop to grab something REALLY fast for supper so that we can hurry up and get there! Once we get to the hotel, we will be able to go back out together and explore a little bit before we crash for the night. Don't forget to bring snacks- to say it will be a long bus ride is an understatement!! Greg and I are so excited that you have decided to spend a week of your summer with us as we prepare to serve the people of NYC! See you tomorrow!!!!

New York City Uprising Update

(6-16-09)

This afternoon I spent some great time praying with the leaders of City Uprising via a conference call. Our time together was challenging and encouraging at the same time. We were challenged to the fact that stats need to become people. As the AU City Uprising team makes our final plans for this fantastic mission opportunity, let me challenge all of us to focus our prayers towards the following three areas.

• First, pray for the specific needs in New York City.
• We will be working with over thirty HIV clinics in the city. There is a huge gulf between the HIV community and American Christianity. Pray that during our trip we will see God close this gulf through His love.
• Pray for the public school system in New York City. Our community work will be focused on two of these schools, but there are great opportunities for ministry and sharing the Gospel message in one of the oldest and largest school systems in the United States.
• Pray for the people we will encounter as we move around the city. There are large Jewish and Catholic communities who have little knowledge of or faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for openness to the Gospel.
• Pray for Greg Cruz, a new believer who is HIV positive and wrestles with the darkness of homosexuality. Pray for him as he walks in relationship with Christ and grows in faith.
• Second, I ask that we would pray for one another.
• So far, we have only been able to communicate on Facebook, this blog and a few phone calls. Pray that our hearts would be knit together by a greater purpose than ourselves. Pray for the glory of Christ Jesus to shine through and guide us as we meet next week.
• Pray for our team and the other teams coming to New York. Pray for our travels as groups come from Georgia, Texas, Tennessee and accross the nation.
• Pray for each individual on this trip to hear a mighty word from God.
• Third, Let us pray for the Vision behind City Uprising.
• Pray for Pastor Aaron Coe, his family and his team as they prepare spiritually for this event.
• Pray the scripture Jeremiah 33:9, that God would propel the Church and prosper the City.

Homeless for the Homeless Event @ Anderson University

The Homeless for Homeless Event is designed to help raise community awareness about the homeless needs in Anderson County and beyond.  This year Anderson University will host its first HH event.  The event invites Anderson locals to come out for free food and entertainment and to pay to sleep outside to raise money for our local homeless ministries.  This year's sponsors include AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries).

WHEN:  Friday, September 18^th- Saturday, September 19^th

TIME:    6:00pm on the 18^th until 10:00am on the 19^th

COST:   $20 for Adults

             $15 for Students

             $10 T-shirts

I'm going to e-mail everyone today a copy of the medical release form. Please get this back to me as soon as possible- I have to have this before the trip. You can mail it, e-mail it, fax it, however you want!!! Also, don't forget, the balance of the trip $$ is due NEXT Friday, June 19th!