In exactly one week the UT campus will be abuzz with thousands of “fresh” students looking to get familiarized with their new floormates and the campus whereabouts.  Also, they will be eager to check out what exciting welcome week activities each of the 900+ campus groups have to offer.  So where to start?  Look no further than Koinonia’s 1st Welcome Week Activity, “Ultimate Freeze-bee”.  We’ll start off with a friendly game of ultimate frisbee, followed by a refreshing frozen treat to cool us off.

EVENT INFO: Saturday, 8/22 – South Mall/Six-Pack Lawn @6:30pm!

We began small groups this week on Wednesday and Thursday night at the McCombs business school starting with a scrumptious lasagna dinner.   We then wrote down 3 words – one that describes our past, present, and future.   Some people used their artistic liberties to display their words, which made for plenty of laughs.

Look forward to next week!

After TFN we headed over to Culver’s for some delicious frozen custard.  We also enjoyed some tasty appetizers such as onion rings and crinkle fries, which livened up each table with plenty of laughter and good cheer.  Looking forward to the next visit!

Wednesday marked the 1st 2009 frosh dinner at Pastor Manny & Sunny’s house with 12 freshmen who came and enjoyed some scrumptious home cooking. On the menu was beef pot roast, potstickers, salad, and Pastor Manny’s famous pork ribs with homemade dry rub seasoning.  After that we enjoyed some ice cream for dessert followed by a game of hand-beat volleyball where in the end, the guys defeated the girls in decisive fashion.  Looking forward to many more memory making moments throughout this year!

After TFN this past Friday the freshmen class headed over to the 605 house for shaved ice and group games.  We started off playing Line Charades and acted out hilarious prompts such as “friends watch an intense football game and cheer after a game-winning touchdown”.  Some people took the liberty of  adding their own interpretation of the prompt.  Kinda like this:

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Coming from California I knew football was big in Texas.  However, what I experienced on Saturday for Koinonia’s Texas vs. Texas Tech game viewing was simply incredible.  The 605 house which was purchased just this year was jam-packed with over 100 people, all donning burnt orange shirts in support of the UT football team.  Perhaps part of the shock I experienced from the large turnout is due to the fact that as Pastor Manny often says, “As people from California, we’re not used to having a winning football team so people just don’t care as much.”

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This past Friday marked Koinonia Austin’s very first Broomball event.  About 60 of us (many who were new to the game) braved the cold and grabbed our sticks and helmets to battle it out on the ice.  There were 4 total teams with the freshmen class split into 2 teams and same with the sophomore class, each trying to win bragging rights for the rest of the year.  The games were competitive, going back and forth with many people demonstrating great balance and footwork.  At the same time there were some who fearlessly threw their bodies for the sake of the team:

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With Pastor Manny’s 39th birthday coming up next week, one must begin to wonder, “How much athletic ability does he have left in the tank?”  There’s no question that ten, maybe even five years ago he would have made this catch.  Please feel free to leave a caption that best describes this sequence.