Ministry Day was held on 11 September 2008 at the Crusade Corner. So what was the purpose of Ministry Day? It was meant to be a time for Crusaders to fellowship with people outside their DG and, ultimately, to have fun as a Crusade community.
Ministry Day started with our very own Crusade games café (a la Settler’s Café) at the Crusade Corner. Through ice-breakers, Crusaders were (largely) randomly sorted into groups with people they do not usually meet. Each group then embarked on an hour long game session with games like Apples to Apples and Bohnanza. I was engaged in particularly stressful rounds of Halli Galli with my group which consisted of Crusaders with admirably fast reflexes. We were also adequately fed with games café fare such as nuggets and potato wedges. Also, in light of Ministry Day’s proximity to the Mid-Autumn Festival, DGs contributed mooncakes to share among the Crusaders. And after the games, Crusaders were treated to a surprise organised by the committee!
As the presence of mooncakes might have hinted, we took the opportunity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival as well. There was, however, a twist to the lantern carrying tradition. We had a lantern carrying cum prayer session. This was when each group went to different areas of the school to pray for students in NUS. It was a good reminder of Christ’s burden for the campus and it was encouraging for me to be able to pray with other Crusaders for our schoolmates. However, carrying (and in some cases, burning) lanterns was not the end of the fun. For what’s Mid-Autumn Festival without sparklers! We went to the open space behind the Crusade corner to light up the sparklers. Judging from the atmosphere of excitement, Ministry Day ended on a high note.
As tired as I was after Ministry Day, I was refreshed by the fellowship and interactions with other Crusaders. Given the limited opportunities to venture beyond my DG, Ministry Day helped me to get to know other brothers and sisters in Christ whom God has placed in school. With God’s grace, we will be able to build an even closer knit Crusade community!
In His love,
Yifang
