September- Fall Retreat and More! Dear Friend, I apologize for being a few days late with this update, but I wanted to make sure I was able to include all the activities of September, including our annual Fall Retreat, a highlight of the year! The month started off with Gobblerfest, a huge student organizations fair atContinue reading "September Ministry Update"
August Ministry Update
August- School is in Session! Dear Friend, The past month feels like a blur! August is definitely one of the busiest months we have when working in campus ministry. The month began with the closing of Adirondacks LT, where I spent the summer working with students in Silver Bay, New York. One of the highlightsContinue reading "August Ministry Update"
July Ministry Update
July- Adirondacks LT Dear Friend, It is hard to believe that my time here in New York for the Adirondacks Leadership Training (ADKLT) program is coming to a close. The time has definitely flown by! My last day here at Silver Bay will be August 10th, and I will start the trip back to VirginiaContinue reading "July Ministry Update"
June Ministry Update
David's Dialogues June- First Updates from NY! Dear Friend, I must say, there have been a lot of exciting things going on over the month of June. The first part of the month, I was busy preparing for the rest of the summer that I would spend in Silver Bay, New York, as part ofContinue reading "June Ministry Update"
May Ministry Update
David's Dialogues May- Another School Year Closes Dear Friend, It is hard to believe that another school year has finished! On May 2nd, we hosted the annual Servant Appreciation Dinner, which was a time to genuinely thank all of our student leaders, worship leaders, hospitality teams, and anyone else who has used their gifts toContinue reading "May Ministry Update"
Honduras 2016 Recap Video
Sorry this took so long to post, but here it is! I made a quick little video as a recap from our NLCF Honduras Missions Trip this past March. Stay tuned for my written reflections!
Senior Night 2016: Be Strong & Courageous
This year, I had the chance to plan, organize, and execute our second "Senior Night". Basically, we took an entire retreat and packed it into one night of food, fun, memories, worship, teaching, and personal as well as group reflection. We even had a special visit by the Hokie Bird! On the night of MayContinue reading "Senior Night 2016: Be Strong & Courageous"
April Ministry Update
Dear Friend, April is always a busy month for both NLCF, as well as the Virginia Tech community. As for NLCF-related events, we started off the month with a Lip Sync Battle to raise awareness and funds for 209 Manna Ministries. For those not familiar with these types of events, different groups of students bandedContinue reading "April Ministry Update"
March 2016 Ministry Update
Dear Friend, I have been overwhelmed this month at how God answers prayer and uses such small acts of faith to do big things for the Kingdom. The biggest thing I wanted to share about this month was our Honduras mission trip! On Saturday, March 5th, we left Blacksburg around 4:15 am to head toContinue reading "March 2016 Ministry Update"
My first teaching- Why Lent?
Less than 24 hours after returning from our mission trip to Honduras, I got the chance to preach for the first time at an NLCF community gathering. Even though at that point we were well into the lenten season, I preached about what lent is, why we do it, and some ways we can participate.
David McCann 