{"id":6178,"date":"2021-04-01T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbu.it\/everything-the-same-nothing-like-before\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T09:47:06","slug":"everything-the-same-nothing-like-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbu.it\/en\/everything-the-same-nothing-like-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything the same, nothing like before"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March has arrived and for many of us it feels like we&#8217;re<strong> living in a movie we&#8217;ve seen over and over again<\/strong>, like a time loop from which we can&#8217;t escape. A year ago many in our country were scared, skeptical, terrified, hopeless, but we would never have guessed that a year later so many of these feelings would still be in our hearts and minds. The fact is, although time has passed, for many, <strong>the situation seems to be unchanged<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Students are still in distance learning and universities seem to be functioning only online , with a few exceptions here and there. The thrill of stepping through the door of the university classroom for the first time for many is gone, for yet another semester. For others, however, the experience of online graduation will become a bittersweet memory to be recounted in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The daily life of GBU groups has also changed now<\/strong>. Online Bible study meetings, thousands of messages in chat rooms, social promotion, and online events have become part and parcel of a normal GBU day. But don&#8217;t let that fool you. <strong>The essence remains.<\/strong> That desire to share Jesus with one&#8217;s friends, the commitment to witnessing the gospel, and the fellowship that spurs growth in one&#8217;s own faith and the faith of others is there for anyone who wants to see it.<\/p>\n<p>In times like these, where challenges against our faith are piling up, we cling to the Word and the hope we can find only in Jesus. He is the one who assured us that He would be with us until the end, pandemic or not. My invitation to you is to go and read the news from the different groups. You will see that instead of complaints or &#8216;defeated tones&#8217; <strong>there are many reasons for joy and hope<\/strong>. There is news\u00a0 from large and consolidated groups but also stories of the challenges from small groups that have just been born and who enthusiastically recount every small victory. There are <strong>many reasons for praise<\/strong> and there are requests for prayer, because the students have now realized that in their life of faith they will not be able to go much further without the prayer and intercession of their brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n<p>What has changed then since the last news report? If we look at the circumstances, not much. But if <strong>we look to the One who works every good work in us<\/strong>, who acts when no one else can, and who changes the lives of students every day, then there is much to be seen. So I invite you to read the news, praise the Lord for His work, and pray for the groups, with the assurance that <strong>Jesus has not stopped<\/strong> in time, but is at work making all things new.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Carol Rocha<\/em><br \/>\n(GBU Staff)<\/p>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-2ayghe-e98480c52f8c9fffb8e01e01152ac1b3-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><a href='https:\/\/gbu.it\/en\/periodi\/spring-2021\/'  class='avia-button av-2ayghe-e98480c52f8c9fffb8e01e01152ac1b3 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Read the latest news of the groups\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue84d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read the latest news of the groups<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March has arrived and for many of us it feels like we&#8217;re living in a movie we&#8217;ve seen over and over again, like a time loop from which we can&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,114],"tags":[],"gbu_newsletter":[169],"class_list":["post-6178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-newsletter","gbu_newsletter-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Everything the same, nothing like before &#187; 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