PASSION FT WORTH

a week ago i moved in with one of my dear friend for a week to help serve at PASSION Ft Worth. this would be my 2nd passion conference in 2011. i attended PASSION Atlanta in January. probably the most powerful 4 days to date. so this time around, i came as a volunteer to serve the students who would encounter Jesus in a more intimate, yet powerful way.


wednesday & thursday consisted of working on projects in the Go Center/Do Something Now area.

this area is for the students to take a step deeper with putting an action to what Jesus is pressing on their hearts. the heartbeat of Do Something Now is just that. taking action right now to come together as a church body and be a part of what is happening around the world. "Together we are a force for good" is the overarching motto. the thought behind it is that you as an individual can make a difference but what if we all came together? how much greater impact would there be?

the project that i worked on the most was the so-called "paper wall"...a beautifully displayed example of how we can turn blank pages into God's word.

 

beautiful.

anyways, at Passion Ft Worth, there was only one cause to focus in on:

the translation of scripture to an unreached people group...

the Koso people in mali, africa. 

 the goal: $220,350 to fund a 5 year program of scripture translations in the Koso's native tongue

the result....FULLY FUNDED & more!! 

friday through sunday were the days of the conference. as a volunteer, we each were given shirts to wear that have the name "door holders" written on the front. it is based on psalm 84:10.."Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, then dwell in the tents of the wicked." throughout the weekend i understood more of the heart beat behind passion. to truly hold the door open and usher these students in to experiencing the presence of the Lord. it was beautiful in every sense. i not only had the privilege of seeing so many of my own friends, but i also witness lives being transformed. i saw hearts being stirred. i heard all about what Jesus was teaching them. and to have 9,000+ students pass me every day, the light in their eyes only shined brighter!  


i am grateful to have come alongside passion and stand in the gap for this generation. i am grateful that i now have a responsibility to continue praying over, for, and with this generation. God is moving in all of us! my heart praises Him for all that He has done and is doing! we are here for You, O Lord! You are the desires of our souls. 

"Yes, Lord, walking in the way of Your Truth,
 we wait eagerly for you,for Your Name 
and Your renown are the desires of our souls."

Isaiah 26:8