Camp April 2007

Camp:

We spent Thursday to Saturday at Braambos Campsite in the Magliesberg. The camp was great. There were 20 of us, the most we have ever had at a SCO camp. We learnt lots, ate lots, talked lots and encountered God lots...

Check out the pics...

Dinner-on-the-Dodge - What happened...

The Dinner-on-the-Dodge happened on Saturday the 21st of April, and we had over 20 people present. It was lots of fun. We dodged from one house to the next eating various parts of our meal on the way. Thanks to all those who came and thank you to the committee members whose homes we used.
Check out the photos below...

Ignite - Muisc ministry performance

Dinner-on-the-Dodge

When: Saturday, 21st of April .. that's this coming week
What: We will be having our next social - a Dinner-on-the-dodge.
We will be having a three course meal, each meal at a different house.
Where: We are using three committee member homes, all of which are in the Craighall Park area (near Rosebank), more precise directions will be emailed.
Who: SCO members and any friends who want to join you
Time: 6pm
Bring your own drinks

We need to know how many people are coming so please RSVP as soon as possible if you will be attending, to scowits@gmail.com
If you want to come but have transport problems, let us know and we will organise lifts.

Hope to see you there

THE PASSION PROJECT

The Passion Project returns to Wits after huge success in 2006, for one night only, Tuesday 17th April in the Wits Great Hall. No Charge - that means it is free!
Be There
Tell your friends
Tell your family
Tell complete strangers
Spread the Word...

Please Note:

Our weekly Schedule has changed slightly:

Monday: Bible Study at lunch in the SCO office
Prayer at 12pm in the office

Tuesday: Small Group at lunch in the SCO office

Wednesday: Prayer in RW4 or 5, all Christians and societies are invited, this is specifically praying for the August Mission at Wits

Thursday: Main Meeting at lunch in RW4

CAMP

When: 26-28 April (leave late Thursday afternoon, arrive back late Saturday)

Where: Braambos Campsite, Magliesberg

Why: Come and Encounter God, enrich your faith and grow friendships

Cost: R230 plus R20 for petrol per person

Pay deposit of R50 by the 29^th of March,

full payment by 13^th of April.

Bring: An open heart, sleeping bag, Bible, cutlery, notebook & pen, clothes, swimming costume and towel

Queries: scowits@gmail.com

Visit to the Drive-in

Update...

We hope that you have begun attending some of our meetings. So far we think that this year is going well, thank you for your enthusiasm.
It is exciting to see God working in people's lives.

If you can sing, play an instrument, make a loud noise or just really want to get involved in something ... come to the worship practice on Tuesdays at lunch in Richard Ward 4 or 5.. We would love to see you there!

There is a soup kitchen that happens at 11am on Tuesdays at Holy Trinity Church (just beyond the Wits Theatre complex), if you would like to get involved just go down there and check it out.

If you are interested in visiting hospitals come to our Thursday meeting (Richard Ward 4, 1.15) and chat to Robin.

We have had one social so far this year - a picnic - which was fun and relaxing. We have our next activity planned for the 20th of March... please keep this date free, we would like to meet more of you so we hope that you will be there!

See you soon
In Christ,
The SCO Committee

SCO Outreach

If anyone is interested in getting involved with outreach, then please speak to Richard or e-mail SCO.

The Wits mission is now going strongly. This will be a large scale Christian outreach on campus with all Christian societies being invited to attend and is being facilitated by African Enterprise. If you have any way of assisting with this mission in terms of time, organising, prayer, printing, transport, sound equipment etc., please let us know at SCO or e-mail us. This is a mission that will be reaching thousands of students with a well planned, organised, powerful and spirit-filled project.

On Wednesday nights there is a project called Paballo Ya Batho that we invite everyone to get involved with. It assists the homeless in central Johannesburg by providing soup, bread, medical care and much more from mobile units. It is a chance to build relationships, and reach out to, those in need. Meet at 18h15 at the Wits Medical School parking lots. It usually finishes around 22h00. It is truly an eye opening and heart touching experience, while being very safe.

On Saturday the 17th of February there will be an outreach to Walkerville to work with an underprivileged school. It will be a day of playing with and helping out children in need. E-mail scowits@gmail.com for more info.

Upcoming Social

Our First social of the year:

We will be having a picnic at Emmarentia Dam on Saturday the 24th of February, starting at 12pm. It's a bring and share so bring something to eat and something to drink and let's get to know each other a little bit better.
We will meet in the Rose Gardens.. look for the SCO banner and a friendly bunch of people.
Hope to see you there!

Keep living for the Lord!

Map of East Campus... Look for Richard Ward, that's us!

A New Year!

Hey SCO people old and new!

Welcome back to Wits and welcome back to SCO. We are very excited for this year and we are excited for what God is going to do in your lives ...
Here is a brief update for what's happening:
Everything starts on Monday. And so does SCO!
We will have Small Groups
Tuesday is Bible Study
Wednesday is Prayer
And Thursday is our first Main Meeting of the year..
Everything happens at lunch, which is 1.15 to 2.15
All the above will be happening in Richard Ward 4. Thursday is the most important and exciting meeting to come to! Bring your friends and don't be scared.

Directions to RW4 are as follows:

From the Great Hall steps facing the steps go right towards West Campus, turn at the first left, go straight, central block is on your left, Hillman building on your right, keep going straight, there will be an open space with some benches & grass on your right in front of you is Richard Ward, identifiable by the circular staircase on the outside, go up the stairs one storey and through the doors RW4 is on your left.

Please see the map on wits site or which is posted somewhere here if you need a visual aid to get there!

We look forward to meeting many new people and see lots of old ones too :)

In Christ,
The 2007 SCO committee

Wits Mission 2007

An exciting event has entered its beginning stages. SCO, working alongside African Enterprise and all the Christian Societies at Wits have started planning a large mission on Wits campus for 2007. It will takes months of preparation which will culminate in a week of events such as top speakers, music, prayer, outreach and evangelism. Please assist us in making this all possible. Start praying about this now and also pass on this information to anybody who might be interested in helping. The name of our Lord Jesus Christ is going to be lifted high on campus in 2007.

Rhodes University has a similar mission. For information on how this went, click here, so that you can see what we are in store for.

End of the year

Tomorrow is our last meeting of the year and it has been a very successful year. Thank you to everyone who has been to a meeting, whether it be a prayer group, bible study, small group or main meeting. Thank you for being enthuasistic and for making Wits just a little bit more aware of our Lord's presence.
We pray and hope that everybody will have fantastic exams, and remember that our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, is bigger than any of our stresses or worries.
We hope that your holiday is restful and relaxing, and all the best for next year...
We'll keeping blogging to keep you updated as to what will be happening next year. We already have many exciting things planned, so hopefully see you there.

Many blessings,
the SCO Committee 2006

WITNESS WEEK

The Schedule for Witness Week is as follows:

Nothing happening on Monday
Tuesday: Hopefully we will have a guest speaker and music on the library lawns at lunch
Wednesday: Talk on Christ and Youth Culture in the Amphitheatre at lunch
Thursday: Nothing but you can go and hit people with your pillow on the library lawns
Friday: Walk for Christ' from the tower of light on West campus (tall white pointy building) to the Piazza in front of the Great Hall, bring banners and posters that promote Christianity and bring some friends.

Try and wear a Christian t-shirt or your society t-shirt.

'But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.' Acts 1:8

Spiritual gifts notes

To everyone who was on camp, and those who weren't, and want the notes on spiritual gifts from the session that was done, go to the following links:
You're a Masterpiece in the Making
How to Discover Your Primary Spiritual Gift
How to Develop Your Spiritual Gift for Kingdom Impact
Warning Beware of Spiritual Gift Abuse
How to Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
The notes are from sessions taken by Chip Ingram and are a very good biblically based teaching on spiritual gifts. Everyone should try find what gifts God has given them and how they can be used for the glory of his kingdom.

September Camp 2006

3 days. 2 nights. The time of your life!

Desire it. Seek it. Live it.

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Click here for the poster.

Click here to check out the

photos of the last camp.