“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:7-8 (Jesus speaking to his disciples).
Our heavenly Father reports to no one. No one is above him, everyone is subject to him. He sets things in place to happen at certain times, and they will. On the afternoon of Tuesday the 4th, I was with Charles, one of my action group guys; we were talking to students about God. The first person we met was a Taiwanese guy named Roy. It turns out that Roy was not a student at all, but simply visiting New Zealand. I asked Roy how long he was in our country for. He said, “One month”. I asked when he would travel back. He said “Tonight”! As we shared with Roy, it became obvious that he was very open to the gospel. A lot of the things we talked about he already knew to be true; the existence of God...
The end of year ball is a well established tradition for Student Life at Auckland University. It’s a way to celebrate the year in style with the students who have been involved with us. This year’s theme was “Cultures of the World”, 80+ students dressed as someone from a different culture, the staff dressed in Indian theme and composed our own bollywood dance! It was a bit crazy but fun! I was in charge of food for the event, we went with foods from 12 different cultures. I spent 4 days in the kitchen preparing, which was a challenge I enjoyed! (Although slept through most of the following day). The evening went really well; some students commented that it was the best ball they had been to!
It’s no secret that I think evangelism is a good thing! I’ve been thinking about the message that was given 
We recently had our first guys retreat for the students here in Auckland. (In the past we’ve had a leader’s retreat for the guys, this year we opened it up to all). The retreat was three days, and a great opportunity to connect with those who have got involved more recently. Specifically we: