Agape Student Dinners - Supporting Students in their Transition Year in Waterloo, Canada

We have been running an important and meaningful activity for the past few years. In the previous spring and fall term, we hosted a free bi-weekly dinner for young people in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Most of these young people were studying at universities and they often were here alone away from their families for the first time.

To help make the transition easier for them, we tried to connect them with other students and provide them with a relaxing, welcoming and friendly environment where they could share their ideas and concerns. We always had a good time whenever we met at our dinner meeting.

Wateroo University, Canada, runs on a 4 months semester system. Therefore our dinner guests also changed every four months as they would rotate from their study term to wrok term every four months.

We planned special dinners for students depending on the season, for examples we had held a Thanksgiving dinner, a Halloween pumpkin craving activity, a Christmas dinner etc.

We were so blessed with the youthfulness, the energy and enthusiasim of these young people coming through our door. We were really thankful and grateful to God that we had this opportunity to serve the students and others in the Waterloo region!

RT, Canada 01-122023