Speed Dating At Orchard!

Sometimes I get reports of cool things happening at Orchard that even I cannot believe. I want to celebrate and communicate but it is difficult to explain. This is one of those times.

It seems that the other night we had an event that gave people the opportunity to practice some speed dating. Somewhere over 60 people gathered at tables to answer questions and get to know others for the purpose of building friendship and future relationships. The kicker is that 27 of these people were senior citizens from Orchard and Nazareth and 35-40 were college students. They speed dated together answering questions like--

Describe your first job.
Talk about your first date.
Describe your first car.

I wasn't at the event but I heard there was much laughter, fun and community building. It was a blast for both the college people and the senior citizens. Intergenerational ministry took another step forward on this evening. Now our seniors and college students have served together in mission and done a little speed dating. I'm amazed and perplexed at how God leads.