So every year, pratically every ministry associated with Campus Crusade For Christ in each region puts on their very own Christmas Conference. For the past 3 years or so, ours (the Mid-Atlantic Campus Ministry Team) has been called RADIATE. Students from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia come together to learn how best they can RADIATE their faith to their communities. This year over 100 staff and 900 students met at the Baltimore Harbor Marriott from Dec. 28th to January 1st.
The students had the opportunity to hear Darryl Smith, President of US Student Venture (CCC's High School Student Ministry) talk about being more than a believer by living a life as a follower of Christ. Students also had the opportunity to choose from various seminars to attend that would in detail teach anything from the "Biblical Foundations for Sharing their Faith" to the "Importance of Prayer on the Campus". A few students in particular told me they thought the seminars were "meaty and edifying". On the third day, staff and students came together to put their belief of living for Christ into action by following the example of His life to feed the hungry. Together 1 million seeds were packed into 500,000 family packets to help feed over 50,000 families in Southern Sudan. Talk about RADIATING THE LIFE OF CHRIST!
At this conference, I had several jobs. As seen on the left, one of them was to greet the students as they arrived and inform them of where to go to register. Later in the day, I was able to help my co-worker set up LNC (the "Late Night Cafe") which was a central gathering center for the students to fellowship over games and snacks after the night sessions. Several times throughout the conference I was privileged to work with our staff children in daycare as their parents worked the conference. Still, my most favorite job was spending time with young women over lunch or coffee and pouring into their lives the love Christ has given me. :o)
The students had the opportunity to hear Darryl Smith, President of US Student Venture (CCC's High School Student Ministry) talk about being more than a believer by living a life as a follower of Christ. Students also had the opportunity to choose from various seminars to attend that would in detail teach anything from the "Biblical Foundations for Sharing their Faith" to the "Importance of Prayer on the Campus". A few students in particular told me they thought the seminars were "meaty and edifying". On the third day, staff and students came together to put their belief of living for Christ into action by following the example of His life to feed the hungry. Together 1 million seeds were packed into 500,000 family packets to help feed over 50,000 families in Southern Sudan. Talk about RADIATING THE LIFE OF CHRIST!
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