ONS

for the next two weeks, intervarsity is hosting ONS (orientation for new staff). 2100 staff is encouraged to help out at the conference. this year, there are about 120 new staff that are receiving training and will be serving college campuses throughout the nation. yesterday, i had the opportunity to help out with the powerpoint for ONS. the talk just so happened to be about fund development, and i realized that all of the staff that are going out into the field will be depending on God for his provision (through donors) in providing financial means for them to survive. i looked at my own life- how difficult was it for me to raise money just for an internship this summer with intervarsity, and how much did i struggle with faith and knowing that God would provide for me? i compared myself to these staff workers, who will be wholly dependent on their donors for years to put food on their table. and then i remembered my own staff worker, who generously offered to donate to my work this summer. understanding that these staff workers most likely barely make enough to get by and seeing my staff worker so willing to give to me when he needed it more is something i never thought about. the people who are reaping for the Lord have a ton of faith, and a real faith at that. i cannot imagine someone who doesn't have faith in God, yet would be willing to sacrifice a comfortable life and a "regular" job.

while the interns are working on a video about stewardship for urbana, and i am also helping my editing mentor with another video about christianity across the globe, the interns have also decided to take on a project for fun, outside of work. we've decided to create a spoof of the hit sitcom the office. it's been a long process, and we are still very far from even writing a script. for the past three days, i've been working with another intern on character development, higher arc and character arc developments. there are still two more steps to go before actually start writing the first draft of the script. i never realized how much work it was to produce something that i thought would be so simple. i definitely have a newfound appreciation for those whose work is writing TV shows and screenplays. i just hope that we have enough time to shoot and edit this project before the summer is over!