Growing up I didn’t have a lot of friends. So all my childhood I had this subconscious loneliness take over me and I wanted to, and did, fill that hole with human relationships instead of filling that emptiness with God and His love. I knew in my head I was suppose to fill the Christ-shaped-hole … More Challenge 2018: Reflection #9 (Kaylin Kargus)
When I first got in the car to go to Kansas City my faith wasn’t that strong. I was half and half about it for most of my life, but one experience there changed my whole life… One day we were in the gathering area and at that time we were worshiping. … More Challenge 2018: Reflection #8 (Emi Bell)
THE TRUE AUTHOR Tony and I are both very passionate about helping students develop habits of spending time in God’s word and in prayer. Unfortunately, too often when you go to a conference, the schedule is so full of other things that it is hard to find time to spend one-on-one with the Lord. We … More Challenge 2018: Reflection #5 (Michelle Nord)
For myself, the whole trip was so amazing! Every part of it from the rec activities (meeting tons of new people) and the conversations with the different leaders and students from our own youth group to the speakers’ brilliant sermons and intense equipping labs was extremely impactive and intense. Of all the things I took … More Challenge 2018: Reflection #3 (Caleb Peterson)
First of all, wow; just wow. As a youth leader this was truly a powerful experience, both for myself personally as well as seeing God stir up things in the youth. I would also like to add that I have a very pessimistic view of conference, camp, and other events that take a believer out … More Challenge 2018: Reflection #1 (Matthew Jarocki)
THE SOUL GARAGE 