Great Main Session

I just got back to my room from the main session.  Tonight was simply unbelievable.  The entire week is about caring for the helpless and needy around the world - and tonight the kids stepped up. The night was designed to really challenge the kids to sacrifice in order to give, with the goal of raising $15,000.  This money would be able to feed 100,000 people for one year!  Wow.  I’m looking more into this organization, but once I find out more I’ll post more details on them.  

So, the message was basically sharing what’s really happening around the world and walking through passages where we are admonished toward doing justice in the world.   In response the kids were challenged to give toward this.  I stood there in amazement as the kids were lined up to give.  

I moved toward the back of the room and saw dozens and dozens of kids coming back from their rooms with all the money they had.  It was an amazing thing to see.  They not only gave $15,000 to feed 100,000 people for one year…they gave a total of $96,000 (and some change)!  People were lined up for about 15 minutes to give, they were adding it up as they gave and they were posting the amounts live on the screen as they came in.  They have given enough to build two orphanages and to FULLY support those orphanages for two full years!

High school and college kids gave this much, in one night, half way through a conference.  Granted, there are over two thousand people here - but nevertheless that is a lot of money for anyone to give in one night, much less high school and college students.  There is a lot of potential in this age-stage of ministry!

I just stood there in amazement.  I have no idea what to say to these kids tomorrow night.  Afterwards I was talking to Steve Fee in the green room and we were completely blown away at what just happened.  What a humbling thing to be a part of.  Fun stuff.