This year's Student Retreat, the much loved 'Epic', was led by Pastor Gerrson Edinbarro and his team, on 26 August 2023. Pastor Gerrson Edinbarro's perspective on God's word was based on a fresh approach. Students loved his interpretation of the Bible. According to Sara J, a student of III Bsc Chemistry, "I went there with zero expectations but they blew my mind away, I had a sense of the Holy Spirit taking over the message."
Pastor Gerrson Edinbarro and team performing on stage.
Students singing along with the team
The team had prepared a lot of activities to engage the audience. According to Jemima Lily, a student of III BA English, "One innovative activity was when the host tried to find unique people in the audience by asking if any student had a ₹3 bus ticket, 25 paise coin, parent’s picture in the wallet and so on. To my surprise many students actually had these things in their bag. They were given a gift as well."
The whole event was videographed by ICMA and telecasted on Good News TV channel. Many students shared their testimonials. The team had also prepared a skit and dance performance for the students apart from the extraordinary musical session where students sang a lot of songs along with the host team. Every student was given a bookmark at the end of the event.