After having attended the University of Alabama for two years now, I can honestly say that T4C has been one of the biggest blessings during that time. Arriving at Alabama in the fall of 2017 was a turbulent time for me. It wasn’t that I was afraid of being away from home or anything like that. The jump from my school of 255 students to 40,000 wasn’t even that bad, but finding a place to belong, in the beginning, was difficult. Thankfully, two of my friends from back home were attending Central Church of Christ, so I decided to join them for Get Tide in Week. From there, I got to meet so many welcoming people and even my future roommates. T4C quickly became a foundation for me to grow throughout the past two years, and I hope that it will continue to be so in the future.
It’s strange to think that I’m already an upperclassman. It feels like just yesterday that I graduated high school and dreaded coming to college. I have an older brother who attends Auburn University (sad, I know), and he came back from his freshman year just bubbling over with all the stories of the friends he made and the adventures he had. Before coming to school, I was afraid that I’d have nothing to compare with my brother, that my experience at university would be a quiet and lonely one. But T4C gave me the opportunity to be with a wonderful group of people, who were excited to grow and learn.
Going into my junior year, I will be a Community Service Officer along with Jed Henderson. We are hoping to reach out to many people this coming year and have T4C be excited about the outreach, inside and outside the Central Congregation. Apart from community service, I’m personally excited to see everybody, new and old, this coming fall 2019 semester, to get back and play some intramurals that we may or may not lose repeatedly, and to go back and grow more with this group of people I’ve come to love.
Galatians 6:2 says this: “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” I believe that Tide 4 Christ is a place where we can share our burdens, and, in this way, grow together as we serve our God. I’m looking forward to this coming year with everybody at Tide 4 Christ.
Jack Lambrecht is a Junior from Brownsboro, AL and is majoring in Economics and Finance. He will be one of the Community Service Officers for 2019.
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