Story upon story

Wow! It’s been quite some time since I’ve blogged! With Winter Jam Tour and everything in life it’s been difficult to get around to it.

The Winter Jam Tour ended with amazing results. Nearly 250,000 people attended the tour. We saw over 7.400 decisions for Christ. These are big numbers, but as always they’re about individuals, each with their own story. On that note, let me share one of the many stories from the tour.

Ft. Wayne, Indiana, March 11, 2006
That night alone we had 529 decisions for Christ. The counseling room was overflowing. The counselors overwhelmed. I have to admit it seemed as if good counseling was impossible. The ratio was 10 to 1! However, after the dust settled, a guy in his mid 20’s came to me with a story to share. He had been counseling 10 students, but one he really connected with. When the students turned in their decision cards he noticed that this particular student lived just 1 ½ hours from his own home. Making a mental note to visit him, he then noticed the students’ hometown and church. And this is how God works… This young man (the counselor) had just been called as Youth Pastor to this students’ church! He would be moving to this student’s hometown, church, etc. in two short months. God brought him one of his own future youth!

In moments like this, you realize that God is sovereign...a teen who had lost both parents paired with a counselor who had lost his parents as a teen, the young girl who struggles with cutting paired with a counselor who had the same struggles at one time in her life. Night after night, story upon story, life after life… changed for Christ.