walking in a winter(?) wonderland

Today was my third day in Breckenridge, CO at Greek Summit.  Now, this is meant to be a "summer" project, but let me just show you how good ole Breck greeted the students...

Yes, that's right.  The staff woke up our second morning here in Breckenridge to snow...in May.  So, as you can imagine, the students arriving in flip flops, shorts and t-shirts were a bit shocked.  Yet, they all arrived safe and sound!

Even though it came as a shock, what a beautiful way to begin 2 1/2 weeks spent in God's beautiful creation.  As the staff spent time in prayer for the students the morning before they arrived, we praised God for what a magnificent creator He is and how every bit of His creation points to Christ.  Even the snow in May reminded us of Jesus' death on the cross washing away our sins so that we could be white as snow.

Just a few hours later, the students started showing up.  We have students all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast and it is so amazing to think how God has each of them here for a specific purpose.

Now, as a summary of the past day and a half since they arrived, let me just tell you a few of the reasons why I love working with Greek students by explaining a some of the things that have occurred so far (keeping in mind the students have only known each other for a little over 24 hours):

Cool Runnings viewing,

picnic in the courtyard,

hundreds of pictures (with plenty of sorority squatting),

lots of eating,

multiple coffee trips,

and my favorite...

spontaneous DANCE PARTIES (with plenty of Miley, Usher, Journey and TSwift).

It is amazing to already see such a tight community forming among the students after just a day and a half together.  And as they bond together, they will have a unique opportunity to learn from one another, build vision for the Greeks on their campus together and encourage each other to stand firm in their faith in their houses.

As I sit and watch and interact with each of the students, I have never felt more confident that this is exactly where God wants me right now.  My heart is at peace and I just can't wait to see them experience Jesus more and more through each other, the talks, reflection time, outreach and discussion.  Amidst the dance parties, food and fun, God is going to break their hearts for the lost, give them a vision for reaching their brothers and sisters and return them to their campuses as changed people who refuse to settle for complacency.