I just got back from a 5 day Chi Alpha staff development conference we called “Incite.” Steven Garber, the author of The Fabric of Faithfulness joined us for two days and talked about putting faith and vocation together. We had great presentations on developing student leadership and international ministry and God met us during our worship times together. But the best part of Incite wasn’t listed in the program; it was the time spent with people who understand.
Campus missionaries are a strange bunch. The things we do, the schedules we keep, even the way we’re paid–it all requires a little explaining. For a little while I was surrounded by people who didn’t need an explanation. As I shared my stories, they nodded their heads in aggreement. When I talked about my struggles, I knew they had been there. When they gave encouragement, it meant just a little bit more.
So thanks Northeast Chi Alpha! I walked away from those 5 days with more knowledge, great tools, but most of all the insight that I’m a part of a great team doing amazing things for Jesus.
