Well I’m sitting here feeling like I am about to hit the rewind button on one of my favorite movies. Yes, I’m heading back to Covenant College to be with Student Life and the team of friends that are laying their lives down everyday so that students can hear God’s voice orient themselves around it. And to be honest, I LOVE IT! I love seeing the trajectory of life changed from a few days together. I love meeting new people and seeing new faces. I love watching a room engage in worship. And I love it even more when I know that some of the group that is coming are old friends.
This week marks the 5th summer in a row that Nathan Waganer and my friends from Alice Drive Baptist Church will be at Student Life Camp with me. I got a call this week from Natahan saying that he was praying for me and that his students were looking forward to the week. I have to admit, apart from the occasional repeat on an illustration or two, I’m glad their coming back. It just feels like home, when you know the journey is not contained to a few days of a lifetime–but rather is a continuous stream of interaction. I love the ministry that Nathan is doing at Alice Drive and I love that we get to spend time away from camp talking about the God stuff that is going on in his group. And every once in a while I also get to take Nathan out and beat him in golf. So for me this week, even though some things will be very much the same, they will also be distinctly different.
So, now it’s time for me to reset my expectations. It’s time to listen in again for what God wants to do in this group of people. I will be partnering with Kristian Stanfill. And I look forward to seeing when and how God moves. Camp is packed this week. It’s going to be good. So here we go–the REWIND button has been hit and now I get to watch it happen all over again–but not really knowing how it will all end up. And the only way to really find out is to hit PLAY.
