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Hi everyone! I hope the first month of 2024 has been going well for you so far. I'm excited to share some of how the semester has kicked off in Dallas!

Retreat (Round 2)

I mentioned last month that there was another retreat coming in January, and we made it through! It was incredibly successful, and we had about 600 FOCUS students across the metroplex come out for the weekend!

Dr. Daniel Lee is a professor of theology in Fuller Seminary and flew down to be our guest speaker! He did a great job and the SMU students told me he had a profound impact on them.

Enjoy a clip from our Gospel worship night!

Greatest SMU/UNT crossover in history

Would you believe within 48 hours this whole area would be covered with snow?

Snow day

Speaking of which, Charli got to enjoy her first snow!



Dorm Outreach

Our new Dorm Outreach initiative has begun! I've been spending 3 hours per week in the lobby with a sign, inviting students to talk. The hope is that after a few weeks, enough familiarity and trust will be built to where passing students will sit and I'll get to develop relationships with them and invite them into community. Renee and Siena are both trying similar things at different dorms!

We've got a lot of new things going on this semester and I'm excited to share in the coming months about how God will work through them. Thank you so much for your continued support of the mission at SMU, and please continue praying for these students!


Your brother,
Taylor

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