The Thoughts of Wesley son of Cornelius

"Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome; Cretans and Arabs--we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues! Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, 'What does this mean?'" (Acts 2:9-12 NIV)

Today, the graduate students in Nuclear Engineering had a International Picnic. The idea came out of a conversation between myself and a friend. We decided to have the picnic after classes were over. I suggested Charter E. Doyle Memorial Park. So today, my friend and I arrived early at the park and set up tables and chairs. Around 12:30 the crowd started to arrive. I counted around 32 people present: from China, India, Lebanon, Thailand, Russia, Canada, and a few Yankees. The food was excellent.

After eating, we all played kickball (even Youssef's mother. She is from Lebanon and speaks no English. Her head was covered by a scarf, and she wore a long skirt. It was great.) Following kickball, Bo Lu and I played tennis with Ravi. Several others played badminton or hit golf balls. Still others sat around and ate or tossed frisbee.

It was a success. The weather was perfect, the food was great, and the 'broken' conversations were entertaining. Praise God!

# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 9:20 PM