Kairos Welcome Night 09!
Sep 10, 2009
We had the Kairos Welcome Night followed by sports time at the Maxwell family field this past Thursday. It was a night with Hawaiian BBQ, funny videos, skits, a thought-provoking talk, and lastly some friendly sports competitions. It was a ton of fun! For those of you who were there, you know what I am talking about!
So, we began the program proudly presenting the first-ever KAIROS PRAISE BAND! Thank God for His provision that we had just enough musical talents to put together a full band. It was truly some rocking music that exceeded the expectations of many of us 
And then, there was the video with this senior guy Josh sharing some words of wisdom from his college experiences. But man, what’s with his pink shirt? I sure learned the lesson to never mix my colors with my whites when I do laundry. Thanks for your tips Josh! Oh yeah, also make sure to avoid that stalker girl!
Then comes the highlight of the night: the talk given by Rick. Rick shared about growing up in Hawaii he had always wanted to get off of the island and see the world. When he went to Berkeley for college, he thought that he’d be finally be happy. But there, he found himself seeking one thing after another and yet not satisfied. He pointed out that this “if only I had ___, then I will be happy” mentality is what drives us in our various pursuits in life. Ultimately, we all just want to have a good life! But what’s a good life? Then, he used the mousetrap to demonstrate the point that we must know the purpose of something (what it’s used for) in order to determine whether it’s good or bad. It’s indeed a powerful point, but man, I was so afraid that the mousetrap would catch his fingers during his demonstration!
After the welcome night, we had some crazy actions in handball, ultimate frisbee, and brave heart up at the Maxwell field. The most awesome team, the freshman class, was split into two groups. And despite their lack of experiences in these games and some competitive brothers on opposing teams, the frosh 1 team fought hard and received the glory of 2nd place! Yeah…some brothers got a little competitive during handball. But it was all for some friendly competition and good fun! We ended the night with boba and a group picture on the field. Check out some pictures from the night and be sure to join us this Friday for the Kairos bible study and some more fun!
“And despite their lack of experiences in these games and some competitive brothers on opposing teams…”
Yeah, some brothers sure are competitive. Guys like Albert Lok and Hartie Chang are too much! =D
haha…yeah..i wonder if these guys simply followed the example of some brother a few years older…
all I can say is that without competition, it’s not as fun. I’m proud to have been on the freshman team (though a senior) because they can only go up from here. Hope everyone who came had a good time and remember to come out for the following week, the second message in the series of “Why am I…” – “Why am I wearing all of these masks.”
Welcome night was pretty amazing with our first ever Kairos praise band! I still remember how we used to dream about having praise at our Kairos bible studies and always say one of these days it might happen.. well that day has finally come! Good job to all the praise members for putting everything together so quickly! Also, I was impressed by the many students who were part of the race of a lifetime skit– good job guys!!