The Pacific Islands University sponsored Bible Run Around the Island took place on January 2, 2012. The event started at 6am at Talofofo with two groups carrying a Bible, one along a northern route and the other taking a southern route, as they ran the perimeter of Guam. Along the way, participants and supporters were encouraged to pray for the island of Guam, our families and the government. Local churches, groups, and organizations participated to carry the Bible for one or more miles. The event culminated at Ipao beach with a performance by PIU’s Voices of Micronesia and a closing ceremony at 4pm.

Below are the routes with participating groups or individuals: Northern Route from Talofofo to Ipao Beach – 36 miles (.pdf) Southern Route from Talofofo to Ipao Beach – 38 miles (.pdf) See Route Map

This year’s Spiritual Emphasis Retreat titled, K2 (Koinonia²), ran from November 3-5. The three day event had sessions led by the student life staff in the morning. Evening and Saturday sessions were led by Pastor Phillip Bradley (son of PIU instructor Steve Bradley) of Agana Heights Baptist Church. Pastor Bradley challenged the students to fill their spiritual hunger with God alone. Besides regular sessions, the students and PIU community enjoyed other events such as Shema Cafe, a venue for musical performance and readings, as well as local community service projects, such as painting several nearby bus stops and holding a 50 cent car wash in which the students gave out 50 cents to each car they washed.

For three days, residents of Guam and the surrounding Micronesian islands, along with the Pacific Islands University community, gathered for PIU’s second annual Pacific Islands Evangelical Seminary (PIES) Preaching Conference at the Guam Reef Hotel. This year PIU was pleased to have Dr. J. Kent Edwards of Talbot School of Theology as the speaker. Dr. Edwards not only led the three days of sessions, but he also participated in several other events aimed at ministering to and equipping local pastors/church leaders and their wives, such as attending PIU’s monthly Theological Discussion group and leading a Pastor and Pastor’s Wives Breakfast. After another successful conference, PIES and PIU is looking forward to next year’s event!

On September 30, PIU observed their second annual Day of Prayer. The day kicked off with early morning prayer at 7am led by President Dave Owen. The focus on prayer continued with a special chapel and concluded in the evening with prayer and praise. The evening event saw the PIU community participating in several different prayer exercises interspersed with corporate worship.