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I think we can all agree that COVID-19 has changed a lot of things. Am I right? Even though this may be fact, one thing you can’t let it take hold of is your dreams and wants of celebrating your Graduation Day.    When I was a student, I can undoubtedly agree with 99% of the student population, that graduation was the...

Dear Class of 2020, Welcome to a new beginning, a new era and new opportunities. It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day. It’s a new life. For me. And I’m feeling…… And that’s the problem, we aren’t sure how we are feeling about the ‘new’ when the ‘old’ was serving so many so well, it was enjoyable, purposeful and yet it...

I arrived at the University of East Anglia for my first year of university way back in 2015. I had a horrific mop of hair, a head full of dreams, and a willingness to meet the kind of people I’d never before seen back home in Chesterfield.  I was so blessed to find those people quickly. Even more amazingly, there were some...

How annoying is it when flies buzz around your head?! I was just sat in the garden trying to enjoy the beautiful view with a cup of coffee, a pleasant breeze, and the sweet scent of flowers in the air. Then suddenly annoying flies started buzzing around my head and killing the mood. No matter how much I tried to ignore them, or...

Dear Father,  Thank you for welcoming us into your family,  for choosing us to be your sons and daughters,  and for sending your son to die for us.  Thank you for gifting us with a peace that doesn’t always make sense, for always keeping the promises you make to us, and for showering us with your mercy everyday.  We are honoured to dine with you,...

Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” -Matthew 9:37-38   What does it look like to be a worker in this season? We may not be able to go out literally into the harvest field, to mingle among people in the...

“Worry isn’t an option for me, worry isn’t welcome in my life.”  With many students staring uncertainty in the face, how can they remain hopeful going forward? We spoke to Beth, a final year student in Sheffield, whose plans for life after graduation have a question mark next to them, but even so, she shares how she’s been able to remain peaceful...