CCU Collide

This weekend we had like 600 high school students stay at CCU. They were here for a weekend ski retreat and some had travelled for hours to get here. Some of us at CCU worked it and I can honestly tell you that the atmosphere on this campus was incredible! I think that for so many CCU students it was a well needed reminder of why we came here in the first place; to tell people about Jesus and to be able to share with them what living a life for Jesus looks like. Our part was not to preach at them this weekend, our job was to serve them in anyway we could. From hosting them in our rooms to singing karaoke with them, we were here to entertain and just show them the fun and joy that can be had by those who band together and follow Christ. The teenagers had a blast and just seeing them affected by the talks, talking amongst themselves about it or worshipping... there are no words to describe it. One of my favorite things to do during worship is to open my eyes for a bit and just look around me, at strangers, kids, friends, all worshipping the same God, some seated, some with eyes closed, some with hands raised, just seeing them so moved brings thee biggest smile to my face and I cant describe it.

The talks were honest, telling us the importance of not just answering God's call but actually doing something once we put the phone down. The speaker was emphasizing how an inward stirring leads to an outward seeking, what is stirring in us? What are we immersing our thoughts in and thinking about? The speaker also talked about how every revolution was started with high school and college aged people, and when he attends these retreats and he sees people worshipping and singing things about laying their lives down and dedicating them to God, he just thinks to himself "I pray five people actually mean it...because five people could change the world". Thats conviction. How crazy it would be if we actually meant the words we sang right? Please pray that when these kids return home, they spiritual high doesn't just dwindle, that they are inspired to act, not just to put down the phone and forget it even happened.