At the time I wrote this, I actually hoped you wouldn’t be at home browsing the updates blog.
Instead I hope you were somewhere in Missouri at
either IHOP’s Onething conference in Kansas City or at Intervarsity’s
Urbana 09, a student missions conference that’s in St. Louis. I only
caught some of the live webcast of Onething on Monday and have been
catching bits and pieces of Urbana via Twitter. After having attended
Urbana for the first time in 2003 (the last time it was actually in
Urbana-Champaign, IL) and the previous one in 2006, to taste only a
little bit of it this year from afar has left me quite wistful.
either IHOP’s Onething conference in Kansas City or at Intervarsity’s
Urbana 09, a student missions conference that’s in St. Louis. I only
caught some of the live webcast of Onething on Monday and have been
catching bits and pieces of Urbana via Twitter. After having attended
Urbana for the first time in 2003 (the last time it was actually in
Urbana-Champaign, IL) and the previous one in 2006, to taste only a
little bit of it this year from afar has left me quite wistful.
CTI Music Ministries’ booth at Urbana (photo by Jeff Chang) || The World Race/AIM booth at Urbana (photo by Kelly Chadwick)
You see, it was because of Urbana, I ended up on
the World Race. It wasn’t quite a direct route, actually. I was
overwhelmed by the myriad of organizations being represented and I just
happened upon a booth that said, “Be a rock star!”
the World Race. It wasn’t quite a direct route, actually. I was
overwhelmed by the myriad of organizations being represented and I just
happened upon a booth that said, “Be a rock star!”
In
a fit of “carpe diem”, I ended up singing in front of a video camera
with David Lanning, who was then president of CTI Music Ministries. I
took my time in seriously considering going on missions with them and
completing my application, but I eventually was accepted to join a
summer team and was sent to Honduras in 2005. It’s been over four
years, but I still think fondly and gratefully at those six weeks of
ministry and the ten people I lived and played with then.
a fit of “carpe diem”, I ended up singing in front of a video camera
with David Lanning, who was then president of CTI Music Ministries. I
took my time in seriously considering going on missions with them and
completing my application, but I eventually was accepted to join a
summer team and was sent to Honduras in 2005. It’s been over four
years, but I still think fondly and gratefully at those six weeks of
ministry and the ten people I lived and played with then.
This is how my path crossed with Jeff Goins. He
joined the staff of Adventures in Missions about three years ago; I
partnered with him with prayer and finances in his ministry. He shared
stories of this crazy concept of a missions trip often confused with a
reality game show on CBS – the World Race.
joined the staff of Adventures in Missions about three years ago; I
partnered with him with prayer and finances in his ministry. He shared
stories of this crazy concept of a missions trip often confused with a
reality game show on CBS – the World Race.
I half joke that I blame him for ruining my
life. But I half, no, mostly, say in all seriousness that I’m thankful
that in the tapestry of my life, God has woven in the World Race as an
integral motif.
life. But I half, no, mostly, say in all seriousness that I’m thankful
that in the tapestry of my life, God has woven in the World Race as an
integral motif.
I share all this because I, as an
alumna and now volunteer mobilizer, would like to suggest a few ways to
diversify your spiritual investment portfolio this year. But before I do that, read more about how this past Urbana went.
alumna and now volunteer mobilizer, would like to suggest a few ways to
diversify your spiritual investment portfolio this year. But before I do that, read more about how this past Urbana went.
To be continued tomorrow…
