So I Took a Bus to Colorado...

I spent this week in Colorado at Glen Eyrie for a conference with the Navigators. 47 students from colleges in my region joined together to charter a bus to make it a very affordable trip. Here are the 8 of us from my school during a pit stop.
I had never been to the Glen before. The Navigators purchased the property for their headquarters in the 1950's. The scenery was breath taking. We didn't get much free time to explore, but the beauty plus unseasonably warm weather made for an amazing time with God on Thursday afternoon.

The purpose of the conference was to do two things: share about EDGE Corps and other ministry opportunities with the Navs, but mostly to cast a vision for living out the Great Commission in all of life. I have wrestled alot with what God is calling me to do once I graduate in December. I love teaching and want to be a Godly influence in public schools, and I have a passion to see the gospel shared and lived on college campuses. What God is speaking to my heart is that He will bless me as I pour my life out for Him no matter what arena I end up in. In all reality, I know there is a possibility of teaching and volunteering with a college ministry.

These signs were up all over the grounds at the Glen. This one in particular spoke volumes to me. The staff challenged us to write out an "Impossible" list of things that we thought to be impossible. That scared me. It scares me to hope that God could do those things, but in His sovereignty He could choose not to. It is easier not to hope. As I was walking up to the first meeting Thursday morning, I asked God if He was protecting my heart as He asked me to hope. He simply said yes. Then in the meeting we were studying some passages on trusting God and in Mark 4: 35-41, the disciples found themselves asking Jesus the same question I had, "Do you care?"

They are on a boat when a storm comes up. Jesus is asleep after a long day of teaching. They come to Him in desperation because they are taking on water. After reading and talking, we started to see these fisherman might have been trying to prove they could handle the storm on their own and instead of asking Jesus before things looked dire, they waited until they questioned if He even cared.

I am searching out scripture that reveals God's heart. A heart that I can trust.

One of the craziest things about the trip is that the conference was held in a CASTLE! It was like a fairy tale.
Oh, and it was snowing as we loaded up to leave.