There is something special about a gathering of young, inspired campus disciples. There is an energy and enthusiasm unlike anything else. Close your eyes and imagine the warmth and affection of 1,000 brothers and sisters getting reconnected. Envision those close friends praying together, laughing together, and catching up with one another. Can you feel the enthusiasm from powerful biblical preaching and teaching? Can you feel the warmth of those deep, life-giving conversations back-dropped by a camp fire and brilliant summer stars? We can almost hear the singing now!
“But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. How strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.”
1 Corinthians 12:21-26 (NIV)
Boy, do we need one another! We need one another for the encouragement to persevere in an increasingly lost world. We need each other for direction and perspective when the work of reaching out gets heavy and disorienting. We need each other for counsel and advice. And perhaps most importantly, we need each other as reminders of God’s miraculous devotion to the salvation of souls, including our own! We need to be together.
This is one of the reasons why the body of believers is so important. Anytime we get together, whether a congregational worship or Bible Talk in the park, it can be pretty awesome.
This is how it will be with the 2011 International Campus Ministry Conference — US West in Estes Park Colorado, July 28- July 31st. Plans are underway to host 1000 brothers and sisters who will be registering from all over the western half of the United States. Will you be one of them? Don’t let this powerful and historic gathering come and go without you. Registration will open on March 1, 2011 at www.hereamisendme.net. Plan to register early before the registration price increases and before all the rooms are full. Above all else, pray for us as we will be praying for you and know that a warm embrace awaits you from your family in the Colorado Rockies!
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Wade and Debbie Cook and the Colorado Campus Ministrties
