How 'bout a cold one?

It was a brisk 27 degrees this morning. Beautiful and bright - the kind of day that poets immortalize in a simple haiku. I immortalized today in my mind by taking a long walk around campus and resting under the trees. I thanked God for giving us Bud Austin, who had the foresight to plant graceful trees to beautify our campus.

The LeTourneau Experience: Days like this make me think back to when I was a student and used to “study” on the greenness of quad, warmed by the sun. Back then, I thought time was so limited – I just didn’t understand the freedom of having a free hour or two during the day. Time when you could take a nap under the trees…or sit on the berm and do nothing. What a luxury. Today, I sit quietly with my husband and we revel in the idea of dusk settling in over us.

How You Can Pray Today: Our LeTourneau community is sometimes too rushed, too busy. Pray that we will take the time to enjoy the little treasures God sends us – like napping under a tree, a starry night or holding the hand of someone you love.

Something beautiful:

“Instantes”
Sólo éste ahora es mío
este momento
el pasado escapó
y no vislumbro el rostro
del futuro.
Claribel Alegria

Mission Emphasis Week '08

Mission Emphasis week kicked off last night with Prayer and Praise at the Speer Chapel. The Speer Chapel is the only WWII structure that remains on campus. This humble chapel has and will continue to play a memorable part in many LeTourneau memories. Every year, the Speer Chapel is a place of celebration for marriage ceremonies. Students also meet every Sunday for Prayer and Praise, a student-led worship service. In 2007, the Speer Chapel served as the place for Dr. Lunsford's inaugural vigil - a 24 hour prayer circle asking God's guidance, blessing and wisdom for the 6th President of LeTourneau University.

The LeTourneau Experience: For me, the Speer Chapel has always been a place of rest. A place where you can go and pray quietly. Where you can thank God for all his mercy or ask him to explain an unanswered prayer. It has always been a holy place where you can unburden your spirit, where you can cry, where you can worship aloud and where you can feel God holding your hand.

How can you pray today? Our students, our faculty and our staff carry many burdens. Some are shared during devotionals; some are only shared with the Lord. Please pray that our students, faculty and staff will always find a quiet place on the LeTourneau campus where they can meet God and feel his love for them.

Something Fun:
“Fashionista of the Week.” def.: an individual who exhibits great (or questionable!) taste and style, and has the panache to carry it off.
Our Fashionista of the Week is Jim Hughey, Vice President for Advancement. Jim gets the Advancement Fashionista award due to his understated use of neutrals paired with his borrowed Irish cap...which he actually borrowed from Randy Yeakley, Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations. We hope Randy sees his hat again.