hi, my friends!! i am back from JAMA (Jesus Awakening Movement of America - i think) and feeling very refreshed spiritually though a little worn out physically. let's just say, georgia tech has a nice and BIG campus. special thanks to pastor iggi and pastor mike for not only driving the van but putting up with 3 college girls with annoyingly small bladders and 4 youth group boys that couldn't stop asking whether we were there yet or not.
as far as the conference goes, it was an unforgettable experience. God used the speakers to reveal to me simple truths to which i had been blind. i was also able to witness over 3,000 fellow believers from different parts of the world raise their hands together in praise to God. to be quite frank, i didn't have too high of expectations about this conference when i left baltimore. i even had an inkling of desire to stay and enjoy the fourth of july celebration at the inner harbor with my co-workers. what an underestimation of God's power that was. little did i know that i would gain so much.
i almost didn't want to leave when the time came for us to return home. perhaps i did not want to face the awaiting realities in my daily life which test of the level of understanding that i claim to have achieved from the conference. however, i refuse to be constrained by the fear of failure of this test because i have been saved by grace which frees me from the bounce back and forth from pride and despair that result from my own judgment of myself. God frees me to "rest inside the cradle of His grace" even though i am sinful and weak. i can, therefore, only delight in God and let my joy overflow from the interior to the exterior.
we had the privilege to hear the preaching of some of the most excellent speakers. they include john piper, loren cunningham, louie giglio, ken davis, and cornelius plantinga. i even got john piper's autograph! worship was led by david crowder band and chris tomlin, both of whom were awesome. and of course, i got their autographs too. hehe... i'll be sure to post pictures later.
oh and i can't forget k.l. and n.k! we really had many fun, bonding moments together. n, you better make that confused face for me sooner or later! ;-)
alright, now that it's 2am and i'm wide awake, maybe it wasn't such a great idea to sleep the entire ride back home. :-/
happy Lord's day.
as far as the conference goes, it was an unforgettable experience. God used the speakers to reveal to me simple truths to which i had been blind. i was also able to witness over 3,000 fellow believers from different parts of the world raise their hands together in praise to God. to be quite frank, i didn't have too high of expectations about this conference when i left baltimore. i even had an inkling of desire to stay and enjoy the fourth of july celebration at the inner harbor with my co-workers. what an underestimation of God's power that was. little did i know that i would gain so much.
i almost didn't want to leave when the time came for us to return home. perhaps i did not want to face the awaiting realities in my daily life which test of the level of understanding that i claim to have achieved from the conference. however, i refuse to be constrained by the fear of failure of this test because i have been saved by grace which frees me from the bounce back and forth from pride and despair that result from my own judgment of myself. God frees me to "rest inside the cradle of His grace" even though i am sinful and weak. i can, therefore, only delight in God and let my joy overflow from the interior to the exterior.
we had the privilege to hear the preaching of some of the most excellent speakers. they include john piper, loren cunningham, louie giglio, ken davis, and cornelius plantinga. i even got john piper's autograph! worship was led by david crowder band and chris tomlin, both of whom were awesome. and of course, i got their autographs too. hehe... i'll be sure to post pictures later.
oh and i can't forget k.l. and n.k! we really had many fun, bonding moments together. n, you better make that confused face for me sooner or later! ;-)
alright, now that it's 2am and i'm wide awake, maybe it wasn't such a great idea to sleep the entire ride back home. :-/
happy Lord's day.
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