AIDs: our response
Posted by Brian Asker | Posted in Activism, College, Evangelism, Faith | Posted on 02-04-2010-05-2008
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I was half way through college before I realized that not everybody had the same opportunities that I did.
I was working at a summer camp where the leader had us play a simulation. The simulation was simple. Take a step forward if the statement applied to you. Stay put if it doesn’t.
I remember the first statement. “Take a step forward if your family had multiple book shelves.” I took a step forward.
Take a step forward if your family had a cabin. My immediate family didn’t have a cabin, but my grandparents did and we went there almost every weekend during the summer. Take a step forward if your father went to college. My father went to North Dakota State University. Take a step forward if you mother went to college. My mom went to Moorehead State University. Take a step forward if your family had a computer. My family had a LOT of computers.
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A lot is made about Christians managing to survive college and for good reason, depending on which statistics you read, 60%-80% of Christian students in High School leave their faith in college. That’s a lot! What happens? What are the problems that Christian students face when they head onto the college campus? There are a lot of problems that I see Christian students face when they get to college. I’m going to focus on two of the more common problems that I see. Then I want to talk about how to thrive in college so you’re not just surviving.