Too much time has passed since the last time we updated you on what's happening with Expedition. I am really excited to launch Expedition Fall 2012 in September. The first day of the program is Thursday September 6, 2012. After less than 24 hours of getting to know each other, the teams of 12 students and 2 awesome interns will be crowding into a couple of vans and heading out to Ledge Leadership for their first of many road trips and adventures!! We will be posting lots of pictures and comments and quotes as we take this semester-long journey into discovering our God, our gifts and how to love this world to life!! Some highlights we are looking forward to are: Camp Medeba where we learn some team skills, Montreal/Ottawa and Kingston road trip, CSM chicago inner city trip, living in dorm together on the EBC campus, serving at Ray of Hope and House of Friendship, participating in campus life and chapels, taking a month to serve in Thailand with Frontier Labourers for Christ. There is so much that's possible when you take time out of life to discover God's heart. Pray for us! We want to miaxmize this experience and LAUNC

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Lots of buzz is being generated at EBC about this coming Expedition Team. I've spent the winter contacting, recruiting and interacting with amazing young adults who are passionate about growing their walk with God and serving people in need. The team that is forming is dynamic, gifted and excited. It looks like we will have two teams working side by side and in various separate ministries for the fall. At this point we are already registered for CSM Chicago and if you want to find out more about that serve opportunity you can check out their website, www.csm.org and link to the Chicago information. The rest of the schedule is falling into place and the teams will be finalized in the next couple of weeks. Let me know if you want any more info and act fast!!

Time for another update from the Expedition headquarters here at EBC. I'm adding our new logo so you can see our new look! It is styled to complement the re-branding that EBC has undergone. It's simple, clear and bold - good for a program that has a simple message, clear goals, and a bold call to become radical disciples of Jesus, anywhere and everywhere! Any day now you will also see a brand new website for EBC. There are a lot of exciting new developments for the programs here at EBC and also for Expedition. We have an amazing line up of amazing students who have applied to our fall program. There has been a lot of interset so I am really hoping that we will be able to run two teams simultaneously. If you know any people who are interested, please get them to contact me - and we're looking for more guys to apply too!!! So talk to your brothers and cousins and friends in youth group - and if you want me to come and talk to your group about EBC - I am there!!! Stay tuned for more location and program info for the September 2012 Expedition Team.
That's all for now,
Robyn

The school year has started and it has been great to see students on campus hanging out and finding their classes and starting the learning experience. It's going to be an awesome year. Yesterday the Commencement chapel took place and it was so good to see so many people in the same room singing worship songs to Jesus and being challenged together to practise wisdom in all areas of their lives.

I want to invite any alumni or students who are reading to check out the EBC website for information on Blaze the Trail this weekend - a fundraiser that has everyone walking bits of the Bruce Trail - great way to enjoy nature and support financial aid for students. It takes place on Saturday, September 17.

And make sure you check out our radio show on Faith FM! It airs Monday morning at 11:30.

Expedition plans for the Winter term are shaping up really well. This year we will be travelling to Chicago for our CSM service. It will be amazing to serve in that city and discover what God is doing through people like you and me to change lives and bring hope and care. We're only there for a week and sometimes it feels like you are the one getting to most out of it, but over the years of serving in mission I've discovered that just the simple ct of going and helping really blesses people. Never underestimate the impact of being somewhere with someone! It is life giving and life changing when you make people connections (and I am talking about face to face connections, not via the internet!)

So, that's my challenge today - connect with someone face to face - either by encouragin them or serving them, or just being there. Don't hide behind your technology or your fears of inadequacy. No one is adequate - that's what makes us all so beautiful - we are in this together!!

Just had a great week of vacation and I am ready to dive into Expedition prep for Winter 2012! I just have to say there are few things better than taking time away with the people you love and enjoying beautiful countryside and great stretches of water - I got to do it all!

I want to recommend some great listening that I have come across lately. If you are looking for a new album go out and buy Matt Redman's new one called 10,000 Reasons. You will appreciate his musical styles and the solid, challenging lyrics. I am also really into Gungor these days. I have been listening to their Beautiful Things album alot and I really appreciate their musical talents (which are huge) and the fresh way they engage me in a deep "yes" to Jesus. The songs are personal, communal and proclamatory - it is all covered. They are also definitely worth checking out on Youtube. Michael Gungor is the lead guy and his wife Lisa is the awesome keyboards/vocalist. Then there are other musicians that join them from all over. A new album, ghosts upon the earth, is just coming out. If there are bands and albums that you want to recommend just add a comment and I will check them out.
Peace,
Robyn

There are so many cool resources out there for Christian youth and young adults to connect with and learn from. I love the fact that I can go on-line and discover ways in which God is working in places all around the world. He is doing amazing things through different youth movements, ministries and individuals. Are you one of them or are you part of a movement that is reaching people with God's love, both in your words and in your life chioces?

One group I have been checking out is called the Message Trust. It is based in England. If you want to get a sense of what they do and believe go to www.message.org.uk. Sounds like they have a huge passion to proclaim Jesus through words of truth and the power of God's love in action through serving, loving and random acts of kindness. I have only just started checking them out, but if you hear of other movements let me know, I would love to learn more of what is going on in the Kingdom all over the world.

Live your LOVE out loud today....

Robyn

Things are pretty quiet here at EBC. Many people are on vacation, enjoying a chance to get rested up before the fall and enjoy some family time. But there is an undercurrent that is growing, with the expectation that in a few weeks the campus will be alive with new and old friendships, learning, growing, trusting and searching. I hope you are excited about returning or starting new in this place.

If you are an Expedition alumnus or are a student at EBC, I want to invite you to be part of a small group of young adults who will help staff Jr. Pitch 'n Praise this September. We don't have an Expedition team this fall to send, but we still want to support this great program and challenge jr high kids to go strong wtih Jesus. We don't need a big team but if you would like to take that weekend to invest in helping run this awesome retreat contact me here at the college. The dates for Pitch are September 23-25, 2011.

Peace!