During the holidays, JE decided on a barbeque along the “Detski Poezd” rail tracks of not far from the banks of the Volga River. We had with us freshmen Kian Leong, Adrian, Jen Fai and Jason. Its their first time on a Russian style barbeque. The barbeque kicked off with Xun Jin and Kelvin demonstrating their scouting skills by getting the barbeque pit ready and the flames up. We actually dug trenches in the ground. Soon the deliciously scent of pork and chicken “shashliks”(skewered meat) was permeating the air. These bunch of people were busy tucking into fried rice, sausages and spaghetti. In short everyone had a good time filling their bellies and enjoying one another’s company, pretty good for an otherwise uneventful day. The falling darkness had us cut short the fun as the guys were just getting into a game of football. With all this said be on the lookout for the next JE cookout.
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Saturday, 1 November 2008
What started off as a simple gesture to welcome the freshmen who arrived in Volgograd has now become a JesusEmbassy tradition. Three years ago, “Wassup! Making new friends “
began as a simple party . We had dance performances, games, music and off coarse
food. This year, by the grace of God we carried on the tradition
Wassup! Making new friends 2008 kicked off with a number from our Russian youth. Needless to say, the band was spectacular. By 6.30 in the evening , a crowd of about a hundred and thirty
people had already filled the hall. This year, we were joined by Russian guests
as compared to the previous years. For one and a half hour, we kept our guest
on their feet and cheering for more especially after a contemporary dance by
the LIFE dance group. It was obvious that the freshmen were initially a little
abashed and shy but after some ice breaking and games they went right into the
mood. To top it, our very own drama team pulled a hilarious skit of a commencing
Russian class, which turned out to be outrageously funny. The last item for
the night was a performance by “Audience Of One”, a band by our
very own Jesus Embassy members. The musicians got the crowd all hyped up and
cheering but had to turn down the volume after three songs, to make way for
food. Our audience were initially disappointed but not for long.
This year the menu for the day was Asian cuisine, Chinese and Indian cooking to be exact. Our guests tucked into portions of sweet and sour chicken and curried vegetable mix. In
short the food was delightful. When it seemed that all fun is about to end,
we extended yet another invitation: XMAS Bash 2008, which is to be coming soon.