City/Script 2010

City/Script is an annual Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Conference that runs May 1-7. It is a time where students from various campuses across Ontario come together for a week of studying scripture manuscript-style and spending some time in the city seeing the scriptures come alive. This year the conference was held at York University’s Glendon campus.

There were four students from Ryerson who attended: Ainsley, Vanessa, Moe and Jenna. Moe and Jenna spent the week studying the first half of the Gospel of Mark, Vanessa spent the week studying the second half of the Gospel of Mark, and Ainsley spent the week studying Genesis. I didn’t attend the conference this year, and it felt strange, as this conference has served as a marker for me in my staff life.

I did go visit the students one day during the week, and had a wonderful time. I went on a day the students had a 6 hour break, and spent most of that time with the students. It was great hearing how God was moving in their lives and speaking to them through scripture. I was also moved by the ways in which the students cared for each other; praying for and serving each other throughout the week.

Vanessa, on a break at City/Script 2010

Vanessa, photographed left, had this to say about the conference:

My second time at city/script was both challenging and encouraging, and surpassed my expectations based on my first experience.  I was nervous going in to the week because I was the only student from my campus in my study group and I wasn’t familiar with any of the other students.  One of the passages we looked at was Mark 10:29-30 where Jesus promises those who leave house and family for Him that they will receive it back one hundred fold.  I really felt this was true for me the more I stepped out in this new community and was so embraced by them.  I was even invited to join a Bible study happening this summer in my hometown with the University of Ottawa.  It was so exciting to have this initially intimidating situation become such an experience of growth and encouragement and seeing the scripture I was studying play out immediately in my life.