About 2 weeks ago, I had the privilege of going to Nashville with Lifeline as a leader. I was very excited about this opportunity for a couple of reasons. First off, I love to hang out with high school students on trips like this. When you spend 24/7 with them for a few days you really get a chance to know some of them and have meaningful conversations. The other reasons I was excited to go was to see Nashville, I had never been there before, and to hang out with the adult leaders as well.
The reason for the trip to Nashville was to attend the Clarity conference. I have to admit I was a little surprised when we got to the conference. I am used to attending Acquire the Fire as a leader so I just assumed it would be like that, but instead of it being held in a college stadium it was held in a church. It was kind of nice to have a much smaller crowd and for it to be a more intimate setting, but at the same time there is something to be said for worshipping with a few thousand students. There is really nothing like it.
I would have to say that my favorite part of the weekend was hanging out with my 2 high school girls. We had a great time together, one of them I knew and the other one I had never met before. We had some quality time together where we got to really talk. We also had some time where we got to shop, the mall we went to was amazing. It was cool to just hang out the 3 of us while we did one of the things girls love! It was an amazing weekend, and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to get to know these girls.
After we got back, I got am amazing gift. Johnny, who basically ran point on the entire trip, sent each leader a thank you card and a CD where each student had taken the time to thank the leaders for going on the trip with them. I cannot begin to explain to you how good it felt to hear the kids say thank you! Johnny you hit the ball out of the park, thank you!
Oh, for those of you who are wondering whether I did what God was asking me to do, from my last post, I can tell you YES I did. Now we will see where it goes from here...
