May
15
Baptism Sunday
By Howard Noz | 2 comments
Hi folks, if you were here last week on Sunday, you know that it was an especially celebratory weekend as we saw three students get baptized! It was our 2nd ever baptism, which was a different perspective for me, as I and Brad got baptized last January at the first one. But last week's was especially meaningful as it was the 1st baptism of undergrad students - Sophomore Brian Le, Junior Jordan Ta, and Senior Andrew Robertson! Here are some pictures :) All three students shared their testimonies during service, as we got to hear the stories about their different lives and how they arrived at their decision to become Christian. Brian Le enthusiastically celebrated after going under the water.
May
14
Upcoming Events 5/14 - 5/19
By Linda Kim | 1 comment
Girls come by this week for some delicious snacks while you study! We'll be meeting Tuesday night from 8-10p at 103 MSE. Get a glimpse into study cafe. You are welcome to bring your friends! :) Need help with your CS homework? Get help from our brother staff who work at Amazon and Google. Swing by this Thursday at 7p at Bytes Cafe on campus. See you there! Friday Bible Study will be at 116 MSE. Dinner + post TFN details to come. Stay tuned.
May
14
Spring Welcome Night
By Bernice Wong | 3 comments
Wow, can't believe spring welcome night was almost a month ago! Man, time flies. Here's a recap of what happened that night. Started off with some rockin' praise. Afterwards, there was a skit. The main character had two different types of groups that he wanted to impress. In order to fit in to each crowd, he kept switching off between the "fun and party mask" and the "sophisticated and artistic mask." It was easy in the beginning, but after a while, he got really tired and couldn't take it anymore. Steve then gave a message titled, "Masks." Going off the skit, he talked about how people tend to wear various masks because their inner desire is to be loved and accepted by others. Truth is, we don't have to. Later, it was game time. We split into several teams and played "Minute to Win It!" This is a popular game series where you have to complete a challenge in one minute (or less) to win. Some are actually harder than you think. Here at a2f, we're generous. We don't time you. Just be the first to complete the challenge to win! Takes off a lot of time pressure doesn't it? Some other teams. That's all for now. If you missed out, join us at our next welcome night! We hope to see you there!
May
11
Dodgeball Tournament Recap
By Andrew Robertson | 3 comments
For the past three weeks we've been having and A2F dodgeball tournament and this past Saturday it all came to an end. Four teams battled it out, the Purple Cobras, the Avengers(no relation to the actual Avengers), The Pythagorean theorem and the Highlighters. It was an awesome underdog story as the Highlighters who had been favored to take last, overtook the larger teams to become the champs! Everyone played hard and afterwards we had a bbq at the park, we ate some burgers and played more sports. The tournament was action packed and full of surprises. We took a group picture afterwards. Then it was time to eat! Hope everyone had a good time. If you missed out we will be playing sports Saturdays at 6 so come join us!!!
May
09
A Glimpse into Study Cafe
By Audrey Chong | 5 comments
The empty classroom is filled with the sound of music, snacks and hot drinks give the room a sweet aroma, and the low buzz of tutoring gives the room a lively yet comfortable atmosphere. This is only a snapshot of what goes on at the sister's Study Cafe. The MSE room is turned from a classroom to a room of fellowship and study. Here's a sample of the snacks we've had... Sisters walk into a warm atmosphere of SUPS helping the freshmen in tutoring and food laid out on the table to give energy for studying. The fellowship of being together, away from the dorms or apartments, encourages each sister to do their homework or to study. Join us every Tuesday at 103 MSE from 8-10. This is the place you want to study at! See you there!
Apr
22
Spring break Yosemite trip!
By Misha Kim | 3 comments
Hi everyone! Toward the end of spring break, we took a road trip up to Yosemite National Park. But this time we actually went into the valley...unlike last year's memorable trip :) Check out what we did this time!
Apr
20
Easter Sunday Service
By Andrew Robertson | 1 comment
Two weeks ago we celebrated Easter together at First Baptist. We began with a time of praise, followed by the UP brothers, myself include, singing a special song. The song was I will sing of my redeemer, a song praising God for saving us from our sins and death. Steve then delivered a moving message about nature of our sins to destroy relationships and bring death. Also of how Jesus's death on the cross saving us from this cycle of sins destructiveness. Afterwords we had an awesome meal together and played some fun games. We also celebrated a couple birthday's and finally ended our time with some shaved ice and some sports. We had a fun time, if you missed out don't worry join us Sunday's at 1:30 at First Baptist. You can also check out some more pictures in our gallery.
Apr
17
TFN, Bearcave Style!
By Gary Zhao | 3 comments
This past Friday we had our weekly TFN Bible Study at a Pentland's Bearcave. We started the night with Steve giving a message about the Pentecost, the great reversal of what happened at the Tower of Babel. Afterwards, we broke into different groups in which we competed against one another in a series of games that had speed, muscle, and whole lot of awesome. Check out these pictures! For the final round, "Tear down that Babel!" The objective of this game was for teams to build a tower that would protect their ping pong ball from a barrage of nerf gun discs. Check out the rest of the pictures in the gallery below!
Mar
30
TFN: True Love!
By Dennis Pleskot
It was the weekend before Valentine's Day, when most people spent their time sad and lonely in their apartments. But here at A2F, that was definitely not the case! In fact, we started off the night with some exciting praise from our student band! Our senior pastor from Berkeley, Pastor Ed, came down to Riverside to give us a special talk on the Biblical meaning of love. Afterwards, we split up into groups and played blind swordsman! After that, each team selected its most skilled sharpshooters to take aim at the other teams with airzookas. Check it out below! Check us out next week!
