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8.15.2004  

Tough Stuff

Whew. I. Am. Exhaaaaauuuuuusted.

The past several days? Brutal, absolutely brutal. And you know what? I love it :)

The majority of the new crop of students are in at Boyce, and it's been a privilege and a pleasure to keep eeking out that extra bit of energy, in hopes that perhaps talking to just oooooonnnnne more student will make the difference that ripples out into big things. Of course, it'll be the semester-long commitment that will really be the test, but one can never tell what little things we do now will be big down the road. A lot of these guys are coming here purely out of obedience to the Lord, with crazy circumstances nearly keeping them from getting here at all. I talked to one guy today who was hindered by Hurricane Charley (he's from the Tampa area). He told me that he was in the middle of firefighter/EMT training when God called him to Boyce. He missed all of yesterday, and pulled in today after most of us got back from lunch. He had no idea what to expect, yet the first thing that greeted him was a bunch of guys coming out in various forms of dress (I still had my clothes from church on) to help grab his stuff and move him in. I was able to talk to him later, and it was great to hear his story, and to reassure him that the student leaders were there to do everything possible to serve and encourage him. We live for that :)

Yesterday was pretty tough, in more ways than one. We had a long day that taxed us physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The hardest time was probably when we found out about some tragic events that had happened to a fellow returning student just moments before we were to be introduced the new students and their parents as Howdy Group Leaders. We gathered to pray for our friend and her family, then filed into the front of Boyce Chapel. I don't think I'll ever forget those moments, comforting one another and trying to put on a brave face for students who were in a new and strange environment. Needless to say, it wasn't easy.

Nelson is cool :)

posted by Bolo | 8:24 PM
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