Mission Conference Week

Why do we do missions? Is it so we can live in a cool different country? Is it so we can experience cool new things? Or is it because we can’t bear to see the world around us god to hell?

That is a question that we should all ask ourselves. Our compassion for humanity should be so great that we are willing to sacrifice everything.

Today was very humbling for me. It also made me remember why I want to do what I feel God has called me to do.

As I sat on a train headed for a town in the hills of Japan I was struck with something. The people that surrounded me were not believers, was I ok with their eternal destiny? Could I just ride this train and not be changed? Could just let these people go without hearing about God?

What we learn as children makes us who we are. I was raised into a Christian home and believed that all I had to do was go to church and everything would be fine. My lifestyle was my choice and God would be in heaven waiting for me when I died. Since I didn’t kill anyone or do anything terrible I would be ok. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized that Christianity is so much more than saying some prayers, going to a building on Sunday, and hoping that I lived a good life. God wants so much more than that.

How can I then sit here and not do anything with the gift I have been given? How can I sit here while the world is told a lie?

The Importance of Prayer

It's been a week since I last posted on here and I don't want you to think I've forgotten you all! Over the past couple of weeks many things have happened. I won't go into listing them because most of them are honestly very personal and I feel that they need not be written.

Either way I have been taken aback many times this semester. I have come across many situations that have caused me to look at life differently. I also have come to the point where I have had to re-realize the importance of prayer.

As I sit here and type I can list people on both hands that are going through tough times. Some are financial difficulties, others are relation issues. I guess where I am going is this. Don't forget that open communication we have with God. Don't rely on yourself and what you think you know. God wants to help and is waiting for you to ask. Don't take it for granted!

I can only imagine that there are many people on this campus struggling, whether it be staff or student know that God is willing to listen to you. Sometimes we just need to ourselves right with God.

Snow Day!

“Anything can happen!”

Enjoy your Wednesday, free from classes! 

Thanks where thanks is due

It’s nights like these that I’m glad I don’t work physical plant! Seriously, all those guys will be working throughout the night keeping our campus clear. So, tonight while you are enjoying the beginning of your weekend, remember that there are other people working hard to make your experience at LBC a little better. That being said, if you know someone or see someone from physical plant thank them!