First FNF |
The last thing I'll say before the student testimony is that our first Friday Night FOCUS (FNF) went so well. We have over 250 people there. As you can imagine, there were a lot of new people, but looking around, I couldn't see anyone new not being talked to! I can't wait to see how God continues working this year!
Student Testimony
Michael Murphey University of Texas at Dallas Computer Science Sophomore |
When I cam to UTD, I felt really lost. I didn't have many friends, and it seemed as if my life had no direction at the time. I had known for years that I wanted to study computer science but in the fall of 2016, I was doing little else. It felt painfully meaningless at times. I decided to come to Friday Night Fellowship one night and met Mark Merola. Even though we were complete strangers, Mark took a particular interest in me. After sitting with me during the service, he invited me to come to more FOCUS events and to join his Core. With Mark and the rest of my Core, I gained a group of supportive peers that I could live life with and learn from. I grew significantly in my faith and also as a person. Through studying the Bible and discussing it with members of my Core, I learned more about who Jesus is, and my relationship with him deepened. My relationship with Hesus also led me to examine who I was as a person and make changes to how I act. FOCUS added a lot of meaning into my life and helped me see who I want to be. I have become a Core facilitator for the 2017-2018 school year, and I now know that the path toward God is the path that I want to take my entire life.