BREATHE weekend

Breathe weekend turned out much better than any of us could have imagined...then again, God's thoughts are so much higher than ours. He truly had His hand upon us and His Spirit was with us, anointing the band as they led us in worship and Aaron as he spoke. The messages were entitled "Is anyone thirsty," "Hungry? Why wait?" and "Will you accept?" The last message included personalized letters made out to each student with a card inside that asked them whether or not they would accept Christ's invitation to join Him at the wedding feast. Meaghan Barkley accepted Christ - and we praise God for her and for her new-found love of Christ and eternity! Many other students decided to recommit their lives to Christ. And in our time of sharing Sunday morning, many of them confessed their sins of being complacent in their faith and not standing up for Christ or committing enough time to studying His word and praying. It has truly been an amazing week to watch them as they don't just let their fire die out. They have committed to text each other daily as accountability for quiet time. We have all committed to breakfast before school once a week...which started today at the Waffle House :) But most importantly, I believe that they have all seen the stakes of the commitment they are making when they give their lives to Christ. "Don't be Orpah" is a phrase that I now love...referring to the sister of Ruth who, at the moment she realized the going was getting tough, decided to leave her mother-in-law in an escape from harsh reality. When we say "don't be Orpah" to our students, they know we mean that being a Christian is never easy, but we have hope that Christ will never leave us or forsake us, rather He will strengthen us to do what He has called us to do. So many things that I am still trying to grasp these students are learning at a much younger age, and that brings me so much joy!

I am posting a few pictures from the weekend. Enjoy!