Passion Conference 2007

The first four days of the New Year for me were spent at Passion 07 in Atlanta, Georgia. There were some 20,000 college age students in attendance that worshiped together and heard great messages about spending their lives for global impact to make Christ’s name renown among the nations. There were also about 100 of us from different mission agencies who were available to help coach people toward mission’s opportunities. In one since that’s my job. Helping people who desire to play a role in the great commission. But in reality it’s my passion, my hobby, and my heartbeat. Along with two other people also with UWM I got to talk to people like Andrew who graduated last year with a degree in finance and is working at a bank. But every time he hears about people in East Asia his heart breaks with the thought that they have absolutely no access to the Gospel that he’s surrounded by every day here in the south. He’s praying about what steps he needs to take next. We also talked with Summer who desires to be the finger prints of Christ to a broken world, anyplace in the world, doing whatever, for however long… She just wants to do something. We had a blast connecting with people who understand deeply what God has done and continues to do for them and want to see that Gospel bear fruit all over the world.

We also talked to people like Tiffany and Laura. Tiffany’s an advertising major and Laura is an art major. Both will graduate in May. I asked them if they were interested in serving cross-culturally. Both said yes, but that they weren’t sure how. I told them to look around the room at all the banners and signs that were advertising missions. Who do you think did these signs? Advertising majors! What about Belgium? Who do you think can best relate to all the artistic students there who don’t go to church? Art majors can!

What passions and skills has God gifted you with? Maybe you’re still figuring that out. We’d love to help you as you process through where and how God could use you and together we can discover where, what and how. Look at the pictures of where we are and keep an open heart. Read the about the different opportunities and imagine yourself as a part of the story. Then, prayerfully check out the steps in the journey and ask God what steps you need to take.