The second annual CFC Summer Fest is underway!

Bring out your lawn chairs or blankets and come hang out with us at Burwash Park (next to First Baptist Church) in Savoy on Saturday, July 16th from 3-6 pm. We'll have inflatables, games for all ages, a dunk tank, and even a human joust! Not to mention the event is free.

The Summer Fest is a great place to hang out with people that we've gotten to know over the summer, whether it be through small group, Summer League basketball, Summer School, etc. It'll be a good time, so feel free to invite your friends and families and join us at the Summer Fest.

If you'd like to volunteer to help out with games or food, email summerfest@cfchome.org.

We're excited for the event and hope to see you there!

*In the case of inclement weather on the day of the event, please check our homepage, www.cfchome.org for more announcements about the Summer Fest.*

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Revival 2010
Revival is a great time for our church to corporately regain focus as we hit the halfway mark of this semester. I recall thinking at the end of my freshman year that the Revival was a timely, much-needed couple days for me to spend time learning more about God and being strengthened for the rest of the semester. A lot of students have exams and projects, and many young adults might be going through the daily grind of being in the marketplace. What better way to be encouraged than spending time with God at Revival!

Schedule
Revival will start at Wesley Church (map) on Thursday, October 14th at 6:30pm. For Friday, October 15th, there will be two services, both at 7pm. Undergraduates and youth groups be at Wesley Church, while young adults and families be meeting at Stone Creek Church (map). On Saturday, October 16th, there will be an open prayer time from 1-5pm at CUCC (map). Following the prayer time, we will have service at 6pm at Judah Christian School (map). Revival will then conclude with our Sunday Lord’s Day services at 9:30am at Brookens Gymnasium (map) and at 12:30pm at CUCC. We welcome you to join us at either Sunday worship services.

Visitors
If you are a young adult / alum visiting for revival, we encourage you to attend the service at Stone Creek Church on Friday. However, if you are bringing youth group students, please attend the service at Wesley Church for that Friday.
A special note for youth workers/ youth pastors: if you and your youth group students need a place to stay, please contact Alex Joe at alexjoe at gmail dot com.

Revival Prayer Meetings
In preparation for Revival, there will be prayer meetings held on Monday, October 11 at 141 Wohlers (map) on campus and on October 12-13 (Tuesday & Wednesday) at CUCC from 10pm-11pm. All are welcome to come and pray!

In addition to our evening worship services and Lord's Day worship service, we will be having an open prayer time on Saturday afternoon as noted in the schedule above. Revival happens as we receive the Word of God and seek the Lord through worship and prayer. During the open prayer time, one has the opportunity to take more time to seek God in prayer - whether it is through personal prayer, praying with others, or getting prayed for. After hearing the Word of God at the beginning of the open prayer time, people will be free to pray and come & go as they please.

Speakers: Reverend Paul Kim and Reverend Pastor Dwight Yoo
This year we have the privilege of having two guest speakers!

Born in St. Louis, Reverend Paul Kim was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary, a Master of Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry from Biblical Theological Seminary. He has served at Renewal since 1991 and is currently the lead pastor and campus pastor of their King of Prussia Site. Pastor Paul is married to Janette, a fellow U of I alum. They have four sons: Elijah, Caleb, Noah, and Nathan. He enjoys music, jogging, and playing with his boys.

Reverend Dwight Yoo was raised in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Pastor Dwight graduated with a BA in Psychology from Rutgers University and has a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. With the exception of his college years, Pastor Dwight has attended and served at Emmanuel / Renewal his entire life. He is currently the campus pastor of their West Philadelphia site. Pastor Dwight enjoys sports, the outdoors, movies, and eating. He is married to Paula and they have two sons, Aiden and Evan.

The first ever CFC Summer Fest is underway!

Bring out your lawn chairs or blankets and come hang out with us at Burwash Park (next to First Baptist Church) in Savoy on Saturday, July 24th from 4-7 pm. We'll have inflatables, games for all ages, a dunk tank, and even a human joust! Oh yeah, and the food will be free.

The Summer Fest is a great place to hang out with people that we have gotten to know over the summer, whether it was through small group, Summer League basketball, Summer School, etc. It will be a good time. So feel free to invite your friends and families and join us at the Summer Fest.

The event is free. If you are able to bring a bag of candy to donate, we would appreciate it, but if you are not able to, it's no problem at all. (We'll be using the candy as some of the prizes for our games.)

We are excited for the event and hope to see you there!

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*In the case of inclement weather on the day of the event, please check our homepage, www.cfchome.org for more announcements about the Summer Fest.*

Next weekend March 12-13 CFC has the privilege of hosting our annual Missions Weekend. Join us as we listen and learn from a great lineup of speakers this year and grow your Heart for the Harvest! (Please note the schedule at the end of the post)

Plenary Speaker:

Dr. Solomon Aryeetey
Founder and Director of Pioneers-Africa

Friday night Large Group: The Main Thing
Plenary 1: A Volcano, Begging to Explode
Plenary 2: Partnership with the Emerging African Enterprise
Sunday: What are YOU prepared to do?

I began medical school in 1972 and after seven long years, I graduated with the MD degree. Those seven years made such a radical change in my life. All I cared about was Jesus and His Gospel. As a trumpeter, singer, and songwriter, I was actively involved in a music and evangelistic ministry in Ghana both on campuses and in the rural areas. I knew the Lord had called me into full time ministry as a missionary.

It all started in the spring of 1986, when my lawyer wife, Letitia and myself (now a medical doctor) were about to fulfill our dreams of immigrating to the USA. God, however, had other plans. A Pioneers representative challenged us with the needs of the Fulani people in Mali, West Africa. Letitia and I knew that God was calling us to go. For seven years we lived in the desert among the nomadic people, learning the language and sharing the gospel from hut to hut and through a mobile medical clinic. During this time we faced many hardships, including being separated from our 6 children. Eventually, believers were disciplined and a church was started, which continues strong today.
In 1994 Letitia and I founded Pioneers-Africa to awaken and mobilize the Church in Africa to proclaim Christ to the unreached people groups. Today the mission has over 164 national African missionaries serving in places of the greatest need and least opportunity.

Seminar Speakers:

Dr. Michael Chupp
World Gospel Mission

Seminar: Come Walk with Me

My wife and I call Michigan home where we began my surgical practice in 1993 with Southwestern Medical Clinic in Berrien County. Our oldest two children, Steven and Melody, were born in St. Joseph, MI, during our three years of practice with this wonderful group of Christian doctors. In 1996 we moved to Kenya and Tenwek Hospital where I began my career as a missionary surgeon. We were accepted as career missionaries with World Gospel Mission in Marion, IN in 1995. For 12 years we have served with World Gospel Mission at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya. During that time I was the medical director for four years but have spent the vast majority of my time practicing general and orthopedic surgery as well as training young Kenyan medical professionals. Our youngest two daughters, Kayla and Ashley, were born at Tenwek Hospital.
Our current plans are to return to Tenwek Hospital in Kenya in July 2010 for a two year term. I plan on resuming leadership in the surgical department, especially in the area of orthopedic surgery, as well as teaching/training many Kenyan doctors undergoing internship and residency training at Tenwek. We currently reside in St. Joseph, Michigan with our four children. Mike is in his sixth year of practice with Southwestern Medical Clinic, Inc, since joining in 1993. Southwestern is a group of over 60 Christian physicians with a strong interest in domestic and international ministry in medical missions. Several partners in the practice, including Mike, are considered career missionary partners serving with various mission organizations around the world at this time.

Marcel Morneau
Pioneers

Seminar: Redefining Missions: It’s Not about Geography Anymore

Marcel grew on the Pacific Coast of Canada on a healthy diet of ice-hockey, Sunday school and board sports. In 1995 he met and married Christina, the most amazing girl on the planet, and presently have two terrific kids. In 1999 Marcel and Christina went to India to learn the Punjabi language by immersion to be able to return to Canada and work among the Punjabi speaking immigrants from India. They are at an area with nearly 15% Punjabi population and up to 30% in specific areas with no Punjabi believers and no gospel witness in the Punjabi language. The Punjabis are primarily of the Sikh faith.

Today you may find him doing any number of a variety of things; he is a lead pastor, a missionary, a conference speaker, and a settlement counselor. The message he brings is one that will challenge you to think outside of your missions box; missions is not about geography anymore - it is God calling you to do the impossible because He longs to do the amazing!

Nathan Montgomery
Salt and Light

Seminar: Always Being Missions Minded

Nathan is the Executive Director and one of the co-founders of Salt & Light. Nathan’s involvement with Salt & Light stemmed from a desire toward missions which ultimately led to God placing him in a mission field in his hometown. Nathan and his wife Jenny have four children: Ashton 13, Benjamin 9, Addy 6, and Lilly 4.

1 John 3:17-18 states: “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” This is what Salt & Light is all about-Action. Through the services they meet physical needs, educate their clients to help them meet their own needs, and attempt to meet their most basic spiritual needs.

Missions Weekend Schedule for 2010
Friday Night –March 12th

Saturday –March 13th

CFC RETREAT 2010
"THE FATHER HEART OF GOD"

By Eddie Lee

Allow me to share some memories with my father...

I remember chatting over lunch at Yu’s Mandarin on Saturday afternoons.

I remember Cubs games at beautiful Wrigley Field on my birthdays.

I remember my first time on the golf course where he wanted to show me one of his joys.

I remember the rustling sounds of the newspaper behind us as my brother and I played video games (he just wanted to be in the same room).

I remember finding him asleep on the sofa when I came home late because he wanted to make sure I got home safe that night.

I remember holding his hand for the last time before he lost his battle with cancer.

There are so many wonderful memories when I think about my earthly father. But the best part to me is that it is all only a glimpse of The Father Heart of God. If it is merely a glimpse, it leads me to wonder about the depth of our eternal Father’s love for us. How about you?

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We’d like to invite you to Covenant Fellowship Church’s Winter Retreat: “The Father Heart of God”. Fittingly, our guest speakers will be the father/son combination of Dr. Bok Kyou Choi and Dr. Jon Choi.

Dr. Bok-Kyou Choi is the founding pastor of Korea Central Church in Seoul Korea, a Christian community that began in 1962; where he served as the senior pastor for 42 years until his retirement in 2004. He received a M.Div. from Seoul Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Silliman University Divinity School. Dr. Choi has been one of the influential revival speakers in Korea during the spiritual awakenings in 1970s and 1980s. God has been using him to take the message of God’s love to more than 50 countries. He has been married to his wife, Kum-Soo, for almost 50 years.

Dr. Jon Choi serves as Lead Pastor at Global Harvest Church in Dallas, Texas. He received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from San Jose State University, a Masters of Divinity and a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University. Passionate about teaching and preaching, he has taught and spoken at various functions and seminars in 15 countries around the globe. Praising God through music is also one of his passions, and he has toured extensively as a guitarist with praise bands such as Living Praise (Christ For The Nations Institute), Proclaim, and now with Eight Hour Shift (EHS), an alternative rock band. He and his wife Janet have two daughters, Danielle and Andrea, and they reside in Lewisville, Texas.

The retreat will take place at First Baptist Church [map] on Friday, February 12 to Saturday, February 13. We will conclude the retreat weekend with Sunday services at 9:30AM at Brookens Gymnasium [map] and 12:30PM at CUCC [map] on Sunday, February 14.

February 12-14 will be a weekend to remember. We hope to see you there!

Register Here! Check-in will begin at 4:30pm on Friday, February 12 at First Baptist Church.

When I came to CFC a little over six years ago and my bible study leader first mentioned this event on the church calendar labeled “Revival”, my first thought was “Wow…that’s pretty bold”. I mean, who did this church think it was nailing down some date on the calendar and saying there’s definitely going to be revival then? Isn’t revival something that comes along unexpectedly? Somewhat mysteriously? According to God’s timing instead of our own schedule?

What I forgot in all my skepticism was some important stuff about God’s character. He’s in the business of reviving hearts. It’s pretty much non-stop work, but He LOVES it. Because of His willingness and ability to do that, even faint admissions of needing God and slight desires for a more substantial relationship with Him inevitably lead to people falling deeper in love with God and lives being recommitted to Him. Six years now and I’m starting to see a little clearer how deliberately setting aside some time in the church’s calendar to seek God and give Him openings into our lives to be revived definitely appeals to that willingness that He has to help us grow. It’s the whole premise for why people even set aside time to gather at Foellinger Auditorium on the U of I campus this past weekend – God LOVES to bless.

With that being said, trying to recap this year’s CFC Revival with clumsy writing skills (Disclaimer: I’m an accountant), even if they are accompanied by awesome pictures taken by some talented church members, is like trying to retell a hilarious story to a friend only to find that the full hilarity of it isn’t coming through at all and you end up having to resort to the “You just had to be there” line instead. Only replace the hilarity with blessings. If even a portion of those blessings come through in this recap, well then, I guess it’s worth a shot.

The Word

Revival Speaker: Pastor Charlie Dates from Salem Baptist Church on the south side of Chicago. Pastor Dates spoke at this past year’s Joshua Generation youth retreat so some people knew the treat that was in store for everyone by having this man as our speaker this year.

Friday Message: “This Ain’t What I Ordered” (or for the more self-conscious note-takers like myself, “This Isn’t What I Ordered”) – Genesis 29:14-27. The insights Pastor Dates gave on the story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah and the implications they have for us personally were definitely refreshing, especially given that the message comes down to the fact that God’s in control and has a plan no matter how circumstances may lead us to believe otherwise. Always good stuff to remember in whatever phase of life or situations we find ourselves in. I must also say that this is the most blessed I’ve been by a sermon containing the phrase “baby mama drama”.

Saturday Message: “In Christ Alone” – Colossians 2:8-15. Coming to America is a quality movie, no doubt. In all the times I’ve seen it though, I’ve never thought “Hmm….yeah, Jesus IS the real thing!” I’m usually thinking something like “Whatever happened to Arsenio Hall?” or “Man, what happened to Eddie Murphy’s career?” Enter Pastor Charlie Gates. He draws out the comparison between the movie’s fictitious McDonald’s knock-off called McDowell’s and how many people settle for cheap substitutes rather than the real thing – Jesus Christ. Banking everything in our lives on this reality brings clarity from the confusion, completeness in Christ, and confidence in our conclusion. That’s Pastor Dates dropping some perspective-altering alliteration on us. I was digging it. (Note: I just received my rejection letter from the Pastor Dates’ School of Cool after that last phrase. I’m pretty sure this means I’m prohibited from using “Watch me now!” when I’m about to make a strong point in a conversation. Bummer.)

Sunday Message: “Declaration of Dependence” – Psalm 23. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that when Pastor Dates said “I don’t suppose that any of you have pet sheep at home” I was the only one who thought “Not so fast”. Actually, had not have and not so much pet as food, but the point is, I can back up his claim from firsthand experience that sheep are stupid. They are short-sighted, easily disoriented, unaware of danger, and loads of other unpleasant characteristics that end up with me yelling at it like Napoleon Dynamite trying to feed his Grandma’s llama and no longer caring if the sheep breaks out of its pen for the hundredth time and spends the next month sleeping on our porch with our dog and cats.

Sheep are absolutely dependent on the shepherd for survival. Since society seems to view independence as an unequivocally favorable trait , this is a comparison that probably doesn’t sit well with most people. Taken in the context of God’s love and provision and our own unquestionable need, this message is perfect for helping us value the lifestyle of a man like David, who wrote this Psalm. Pastor Dates shared how no matter if the situation was good or bad, David always responded by running to God and how God affirms David’s actions and attitude of dependence as pleasing to Him by saying that David was a man after His own heart. And I also found it strengthening when Pastor Dates added that with a shepherd like Christ, we have no reason to be “skurred” (spelling courtesy of urbandictionary.com).

The Internalization

Sometimes even after the most convicting of messages, those convictions and insights can make a quick getaway unless they’re internalized. That’s why the prayer time following the messages is always so money. Seal it in and it becomes part of our own perspective about who God is.

Pastor Jong Park leading us in various prayer topics to help us internalize and savor the message.

Getting to enjoy some quality conversation with God.

And some time to pray for each other. Always an encouraging part of the prayer time when the Body of Christ comes together - whether close friends or complete strangers – to support each other through our prayers.

The Response

The response of praise and worship to God seems the only fitting way to conclude time spent learning more about our relationship with God and having Him unfold those realities in each of our hearts through prayer.

I thought this new song we sang for Revival did a great job of reminding us what worship looks like. Like the woman who broke her alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume and, along with her tears and her hair, used it to wash Jesus’ feet. She knew Jesus was worth it and Jesus was most pleased with her heart.

I’d feel awkward providing commentary on the worship so I’ll just step back for a bit and let the images attempt to tell the story.

I don’t think there’s any analogy that could help me comprehend how much God loves it when He sees us doing what He created us to do and to find the most joy in. Not only is that what Revival boils down to, but it’s what is important in all of our relationships with God.

Three years ago a younger brother in the church shared with me his realization that the one thing that really makes Revival worthwhile is God and since he can interact with God anytime no matter what, then revival shouldn’t start and end with an event. When I think about my relationship with God in the weeks following Revival, his realization has always been a big challenge and encouragement to me. For all of us trying to process what God showed us through Revival or for those just trying to get a sense of what went down at Revival from afar, I hope remembering His faithfulness and His promises will be a great source of joy, hope, and peace as we all try to grow in our relationship with our amazing God.

Welcoming |ˈwelkəmɪŋ| Dinner |ˈdinər|: The 3 F’s - Food, fun, and fellowship.

Generic much? Here’s a helpful analogy to understand what WD is really about. Imagine with me...

Let's say you had the kind of dad that dressed up like Santa every Christmas and had you sit on his lap and tell him what presents you’d like. Cute, no? Let’s say he did this well past the time when it was no longer age appropriate, even overlapping with the point in time where he started knuckle tap greeting all your junior high friends, and randomly busting out in the robot dance.

Yes, sadly, your dad was a fool… but he was your fool. Sure, there were times where you wanted to pull off your own arm just so you’d have something to throw at him… but deep down, you knew that he did it all to make you laugh, so you loved him for it.

This, my friends, is the essence of Welcoming Dinner. CFC’s finest bible study leaders/coleaders get together to put on crazy skits, sing and/or dance and all they are trying to say, “Welcome! Look! See that we are big.. big fools. We want to be YOUR fools.” And if they happen to look funny or cool along the way, it’s just a happy accident.


On with the show!


Musical Performance: Chris & Suggey

Asian people rapping = Recipe for Success.




Skit: What if? Would you rather?

How come no one ever uses the ring finger for anything? What if we used it for everything?



Would you rather be forced to hold your own hands when you talked to people, or have to hold other people’s hands when you talked to them?






Skit: International Student Connection
This was ISC’s debut at Welcoming Dinner, and it was a rousing success. Cute… funny.. applicable… stories about challenges that international students face on this campus… and no doubt helpful to everyone in the room, not just international students.

These are some of the leaders of ISC. I really just posted this picture because it’s like an optical illusion that makes Yoshi and Matt look the same height.




Song/Skit: Boy Crazy
Marah is boy crazy… and stalking Chris… then confiding in her friend Christina about stalking Chris… and then stalking him again. All while occasionally bursting out in the chorus of “Mysterious Boy” with Suggey as her strangely clad background singer/rapper.


Fun Fact: Marah and her stalkee are married in real life. Sadly, this was not their real life romance story.

Maybe at first you looked at Marah and thought, “You’re real pretty AND you can sing... is your personality any good?” What? Was I the only one who thought that? Kidding. Ok.. seriously speaking, this girl has some serious comedic chops. Biggest laughs of the night.




Musical Performance: Suggey = No Game

Fortunately (or unfortunately.. whatever floats your boat) Suggey was fully clothed during Welcoming Dinner. Although I have to say, the fact that he decided to take off his outer shirt for this number, leaving just a white undershirt, made me seriously wonder for more than a few moments whether a bucket full of water would appear somewhere on stage.

This was a parody of Flight of the Conchords.. and an excellent one at that. Suggey was “pretending” to be a guy who couldn’t get girls because he didn’t know how to compliment them.

Some choice lyrics in case you got lost in Suggey’s breathtaking falsetto:
Suggey(serenading Christina): “You could be a movie star's double, but you probably wouldn't get any face time.”

Suggey: What is the chance a hottie like that could live in my dorm, what's the chance?!
Chris: Ooooo, chances are pretty good.




CFC’s Best Dance Crew


The fabulous judges. If you’re not a fan of Lil Mama-isms, wow I don’t even want to know you.




Dance #1


This number was about getting out of your comfort zone. The main character couldn’t let go of his Spongebob Squarepants doll. At one point the Spongebob was thrown into the audience, which was pretty awesome because… hey, free Spongebob!




Dance #2

This one was about roommates, I don’t really remember the details because I was giggling at the funny faces that Itch (on the left) was making.



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Dance #3



Life Lesson: If you are skilled at flirting with women by engaging in choreographed dances with them, it is a bad idea to do it with two women at the same time. This is pretty good advice whether you are dancing or not. We give out pearls of wisdom like this all the time here at CFC. Y’all come back now y’hear?




Testimony: James

Now for the ever awkward transition from funny to serious. Luckily, James did it like it was his job. If you’ve never heard his voice before, you’re really an incomplete person. The content of the testimony was undeniably blessing and heartfelt, but honestly, he could have been reading me bread recipes I would have had a smile on my face.




Special Praise:

The night ended with a great song by the Special Praise Ministry. This was the heart of Welcoming Dinner, stripped of all the insane/ridiculous pretenses. Simply, welcome and we hope and pray that God will bless you deeply this year.

Picture Credit to Minsoo & Melanie. Thank you for enabling me.

I imagine that if attending How To Survive at U of I was your first experience at Covenant Fellowship Church, you may have been thinking, “This is a really good show…. Wait.. Is this some kind of professional drama club? I thought this was a church. Will I be required to dance and sing if I decide to come here?”

Case in Point: Look at this formation….the color coordinated outfits. Is that a jazz hand I see in the back? I mean really... how good (looking) are these people?

Worry not, CFC is not a repository for aspiring broadway sorts (or not mainly at least). Speaking as a virtually talent-less person myself, I can safely say that this is indeed a church, and we love all kinds here.

This is supposed to be a recap of the night. Writing a recap of How to Survive is sort of like making a movie out of a really amazing book, meaning any effort really just pales in comparison to the real thing. And yet, here we go.

First things first, the whole night was one big musical that followed some new students through the delights and pitfalls of the beginning of college. Each number is a parody of a popular song with cleverly altered words. Sounds delightful no? Oh you’ll see.

Quad Day Decisions.. Decisions:

As I’m sure you’ve experienced, there are countless clubs here at U of I. How do you choose between pirate club and basketball league? Well, that takes time, deliberation and some experimentation. But we don’t have time for that now, so just sit back and enjoy the show.

Academic Woes:

Having trouble studying? Hold your books upside down? Oh you silly boy. Don’t worry.

Here’s a group of jazz dancers to pump you up. Ok, so that’s the storyline, but the real showstopper in this number was the dancing of one David “Suggey” Shin. More on that later.

Intermission - Mustard Seeds: All musicals have intermissions. Here at CFC, our intermissions are more like individual shows. Mustard Seeds is a group of dancing fools for Jesus. I'll spare you the commentary because you can watch it right here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxR6D6JrwCk

Lonely Boy:

Meet Paul (on the left). He’s a new student. Cute as a button too, don’t you think? Well, you are not alone. Yet, with all the girls chasing him in college, he can only think of one woman while he’s here in school. And who would that be?

That’s right, his guitar hero playing mom. Before you laugh, you should know that this is a real life story. Paul actually is the biggest mama’s boy on the planet, and he sure missed her dearly when he came to college. So don’t be ashamed. We all miss our mommies and we can look forward to hugs like these during Thanksgiving Break.

But let’s hope they aren’t being given by men cleverly disguised as our mothers.

Crazy Roommates:

This number was not only awesome, but by far the easiest on the eyes. The lesson to be learned is that we're all going to have roommates problems, big or small, but none of your roommates are going to look like these girls. Sorry.

Want to Give Up?: Chris is sad. College is hard. He just wants to give up. And he’ll do what he wants!! So he will give up!! Except that his friend Suggey won't let him. How will he do this? By doing his best Enrique Eglesias impression and serenading him with love.

I watched this number with equal amounts of disgust... and thankfulness for that thin layer of white cloth that was protecting me from Suggey in all his glory. Eesh. What is that? Is his body making a surprised face at me?

Anyways, shake it off. After I recovered from the shock, I thought it was actually very sweet. Although maybe not in this creepy fashion, the friends you make here will be there (singing or most likely just sitting) in those moments that you want to give up and quit. Very sweet indeed.

You Will Find Your Way:

This was the clincher. It’s hard to describe without having been there, but as these amazing voices sang the words “you will find your way,” and a video of all the friendly faces at CFC flashed behind them on the screen, I really had a feeling that despite everything, things were going to be alright and I’d find my way.

Well, except that I’ve already graduated from college at this point and I already did find my own way through an awesome 4 years at CFC. But you know what I mean.

Feeling lost at a new university that's the size of a small town? Finding classes, learning about dorm life and meeting new people are overwhelming? We can help you adjust to this exciting new world! Join us for "How to Survive at the U of I" - a fun-filled and helpful night of college survival tips, creatively illustrated through music, dance and skit performances.