International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley
love locally, impact globally
ISM continued our rich tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day of Compassion with our elderly friends at the Alameda Care Center. Instead of reserving Valentine’s Day for chocolates and pink hearts for the hopelessly romantics, we changed the criteria of Valentine’s Day by sharing our time and our love with the lonely and neglected individuals of our society. The elderly enjoyed receiving our gifts of scarves and socks but mostly expressed their thankfulness for remembering them. This has become very meaningful not only to the residents but to those who attended as many of us left with enlarged hearts and a greater appreciation of our daily blessings. It has become a joy for us to express real love defined by sharing our time with the elderly. The tradition of Valentine’s Day of Compassion continues not just once a year but every month. Please join us next month and experience your heart grow in love!
International Graduate Student Ministry (IGSM) is an official graduate student group at UC Berkeley. IGSM started in the fall of 2003 with the vision to help all UC Berkeley graduate students from various countries (including students from the United States) find out the true meaning and purpose of their lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of us also attend Gracepoint Berkeley, where Pastor Ed and Kelly Kang lead the ministry.
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