This One Time, at Worldview...

This One Time at Worldview 

*I learned what it meant to love someone despite their appearance.

               *I learned that cafeteria food really and truly will never be as good as mom's home cooking.

                       *I saw truth and grace put into action.

     *I realized just how delightful a fresh, ripe piece of fruit can be.

*I swore off eating Starbursts, maybe forever.

               *I learned that camp will not fall into the ocean if I mess something up.

*I reminded myself that "It's Not About Me" over and over again. 

                                   *I learned how challenging and yet rewarding it can be to be placed in a position of leadership.

           *I preached the Gospel to myself and others. 

     *I picked up on the quirks of staffers, faculty and students alike.

*I realized how quickly staff meetings can be derailed: "There goes the bunny!!!"

                        *I saw Mount Emily in Idaho.

*I discussed the philosophy of color teams, ran circles through the argument of predestination and talked about the beauty of the Gospel.

       *I drew pictures of Ephesians chapter 2.

                        *I laughed and cried with students and staffers.

    *I saw how deep a 17-year-old can dig into the Word of God and how the Gospel can be grasped at  any age, yet it never ever grows old.

*I walked hundreds of miles over hills and sidewalks and grass.

   *I began to try to understand what it meant that God loved me.

                     *I rode for hours stuffed into a 15-passenger van.

          *I sang the same worship songs over and over, yet their truths never got stale.

*I shook the hands of hundreds of parents and students.

                   *I made friends with people who turned into family before the end of the summer. 

            *I tasted the bittersweet farewell of saying goodbyes to people I may not see for a long time.

                   *I figured out just how long I could go without enough sleep.

                        *I discovered the goodness of coffee when you are running on very little sleep.

                                   *I tasted the goodness of God. 

The 2011 WVA West Coast Staff Team

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your work is not in vain."  1 Corinthians 15:58.