We are living at a Defining Moment

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

Twenty years old and no direction. I know everything I'm expected to do and everything I can't do. I know what I don't want to do, but as far as what I should do or where I should do it... I've always kind of been lost. I would have remained lost had I not scooted out of the drivers seat and let the Lord take control of my life. In the past year my life has made some drastic changes. I have grown as a daughter, as a friend, as a student, as a girlfriend, and ultimately as a Christian. I was led to a school I'd never heard of, in a state I'd never been to. I've been fortunate enough to find a community of brothers and sisters in Christ that will continue to be a huge part of my life. I discovered ministry is something I am passionate about. I went on a Summer Project in Walt Disney World for 10 weeks this past summer. I trusted God to allow the gospel to change my life and the lives around me, and He blew past my expectations. Since then I have returned back to Manhattan, Kansas... to most people just another state on my list of places lived, but to me it's home. Sometimes in life though, home isn't where you're suppose to be. God calls us out of our comfort zones and into the world. For me it has been made near impossible to stay in Kansas. At first I was angry, but I've come to see it was only because the Lord has made bigger plans for me.

Next semester I will not be returning to school at Kansas State, but instead returning to Lake Buena Vista Florida, or more commonly known around the globe as Walt Disney World. Campus Crusade for Christ, the ministry I am a part of, is launching a year round movement in the college program at WDW. The program has upwards of 8,000 students, from every state in the US and 52 different countries. This semester 6 staff members are planning how to get this movement started. Launching a movement in a college with no college students to help you is as you can imagine a little difficult, which is where me and my team come in. We will be joining the college program at Disney. We will live, learn, and work alongside these 8,000 students.

We are living at a defining moment. We can choose to follow Him, or we can choose to follow ourselves. Living on the otherside of the country is a huge step of faith, whether it's in the "happiest place on earth" or not. But for me the decision didn't take long, we are the most unreached generation, and yet we are the most reachable. Students who take part in the Disney College Program aren't generally students who have everything figured out. They come to Disney World looking for something bigger than themselves, they come looking for community, and ultimate joy. I would only guess that God will use us to show them they can have all that with a relationship with Jesus Christ.