LAN Cram

            The lights are turned down low.  Mood setting music plays just loud enough to hear it.  All eyes are locked on the object of their affection as their hands intertwine.  Free food, free drinks, but all anyone in the room cares about is what’s in front of them.  Suddenly, a loud victory cry followed by an up roar of crushing defeat and laughter erupts.  The first LAN Cram at Laramie County Community College is underway.

 

            On 5 December 2008, Baptist Collegiate Ministry and the LCCC Student Activities Board hosted a LAN party.  It was ten hours of adrenaline pumped action as students played Internet computer games nonstop on a local network.  In attendance were two students, my wife and myself.  Although it wasn’t our target attendance of fifteen, we still had fun and there were plenty of prizes for all.  There were DVDs, CDs, and stickers from PurePwnage.com and BAWLS soda as giveaways and consolation prizes.  The grand prize for the highest game score was a new AMD Phenom quad core donated by Penn Starr Systems in Laramie.

 

            The primary goal for the LAN Party was to meet students and increase relationships.  This was not accomplished with meeting new people.  The two students were ones whom I have been hanging out with regularly.  The goal was accomplished by making these relationships rock solid.  Gaming has proven to be a way to connect with students.  As such, I will be working with these students to build a bigger, better LAN party as I seek to be intentional in sharing Christ.