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A little less than two years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. As everything shifted online, so did we. Our discussion nights moved to Zoom and our outreach to social media. It was a challenge, but it brought many positive changes as well. The internet has no limits and we realized the potential it has.
Reaching the halfway point amidst a jam-packed spring semester, CARP Bay Area and Bay Area Family Church Young Adult Ministry (BAFC YAM) core leaders recognized a strong need within the community for spiritual revival and reconnection to a thriving relationship with God. Thus, the “Truly Alive” retreat was born!
Efforts for the establishment of CARP Harper started back in November 2017. CARP alumni Zaiya Konno returned to her home city of Chicago after some years on a faith-based leadership training program called STF Europe; she had a desire to establish a positive environment for the youth in her local community to come together.
On February 26th, 2022, CARP Bay Area, in collaboration with Service for Peace and High Street Coalition, carved out time on their Saturday morning to volunteer for a off-ramp garden beautification project in Oakland, California.
“Ohana means Family. Family means that no one gets left behind.” This is a quote from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. We chose the word Ohana for our CARP event “Ohana Talk” because our vision and motto for our chapter is to create a family-like environment where the participants are able to feel a lot of love and a place where they would want to come back to. Just like the great state of Hawaii, CARP Hawaii greatly treasures family.
CARP Princeton was officially approved as a new student group on February 9th, 2022 at Princeton University! The fresh chapter will be led by Yujin Angolio as the chapter president and Yoo Shin Tanai as the chapter vice-president, both juniors in their university. The school’s Student Group Recognition Committee (SGRC) approved their group upon receiving requisite documents, an interview meeting, and deliberations by the Senate of the Undergraduate Student Government.
CARP New Jersey (New Jersey Institute of Technology, Montclair State University) and Philadelphia (Community College of Philadelphia) teamed up to hold a four day retreat at the Unification Theological Seminary in Barrytown, New York from January 5th-8th, 2022. To ring in the new year, the participants determined to experience God through in-depth study of CARP’s core principles, bonding as brothers and sisters, and setting new determinations for 2022. The workshop centered around the theme, “The Heart of God.” God’s profound joy, sorrow, and hope throughout history was captured in the presentations, bringing life to the theme of the workshop. To conclude, CARP’s mission was expressed, motivating the students to impact and convey God’s heart to their respective campuses.
On January 3 to 5, CARP Los Angeles hosted their winter retreat to experience the heart of God by digging deeper into CARP’s principles and encouraging students to make it a part of their life. The first two days were hosted online, and the last day was in person. Fifty to sixty students attended the online portion and almost 70 attended in person. Three professors were also able to join the first two days.
Midwest CARP hosted their winter workshop the first week of January. The workshop was originally intended to be held in person in Michigan, but as a result of the nation’s coronavirus situation, the setting changed to a virtual platform. Despite this last minute change, members stated that they had a great time at the event and enjoyed meeting other CARP students from around the Midwest.
