Kelly Chadwick recently posted the following to her blog:
On a Saturday afternoon in 1806, five college students from New
England met to pray for the people living in Asia. People who didn’t know
Jesus. And when it started to rain, they simply moved behind a haystack
and continued praying. They asked the Lord for direction and vision; they cried out on behalf of people who had never heard his name. And so “The
Haystack Prayer Meeting” began the modern mission movement. It was the
first documented time anyone in America ever made a commitment to
foreign missions.
England met to pray for the people living in Asia. People who didn’t know
Jesus. And when it started to rain, they simply moved behind a haystack
and continued praying. They asked the Lord for direction and vision; they cried out on behalf of people who had never heard his name. And so “The
Haystack Prayer Meeting” began the modern mission movement. It was the
first documented time anyone in America ever made a commitment to
foreign missions.
In December of 2006, Katie Davis, a college
student from Tennessee, traveled to Uganda for what was meant to be a
few week trip. Now, 3 years later, she still lives in Uganda and has
taken in 14 orphans as her own. I don’t mean she gives them
food when she can and buys them a new outfit once a year.
student from Tennessee, traveled to Uganda for what was meant to be a
few week trip. Now, 3 years later, she still lives in Uganda and has
taken in 14 orphans as her own. I don’t mean she gives them
food when she can and buys them a new outfit once a year.
She left her home, her family, her friends, moved to Uganda, found a
house and has become a single mother to these 14 girls. All
before she turned 21.
house and has become a single mother to these 14 girls. All
before she turned 21.
And today, 43 college students who left their dorm rooms, left their families and
the familiar, are living in Kenya, India and Swaziland. They eat
unidentifiable food each day. They hold
the hand of a dying woman as she takes her last breaths. They pray for rain in Kenya, and it storms.
the familiar, are living in Kenya, India and Swaziland. They eat
unidentifiable food each day. They hold
the hand of a dying woman as she takes her last breaths. They pray for rain in Kenya, and it storms.
They are college students
who have been changed by the love of God and transformed by the power of
the Holy Spirit and now they are taking their place in history. Their
place as the generation who is not satisfied with unacceptable
realities, but is determined to spend their lives
redefining normal, fighting for justice and making a difference in one
person’s life.
who have been changed by the love of God and transformed by the power of
the Holy Spirit and now they are taking their place in history. Their
place as the generation who is not satisfied with unacceptable
realities, but is determined to spend their lives
redefining normal, fighting for justice and making a difference in one
person’s life.
College students are changing the world. Are you satisfied with
your Kingdom role? Do you want more? Check out our summer and fall trips for 18-21 year olds and watch this video to see what God might
be calling you to!
your Kingdom role? Do you want more? Check out our summer and fall trips for 18-21 year olds and watch this video to see what God might
be calling you to!
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