We awoke with urgency this Thursday morning: Dan, and Josh and I awoke to Andre knocking on our door because the van that would take us to the leadership conference had arrived. However, even though we woke 45 minutes later than we planned, thanks to fast driving and longer-than-Canadian-entrance songs (average 10 min), we arrive before the opening blessing at mass.
As we settled in to the day and started to build relationships it was obvious that the spirit is moving, especially within our team. Our team is always out and about building relationships. and rarely do we have time to just be with the team. However, the Lord knows this and leads us together so we are able to have this time and re-fuel our tanks and build our team so we are able to minister better. For example, today during free time we were spread out all over the grounds. By the way...these grounds sorta feel like paradise. Andre was praying on a porch and stopped in mid-prayer and he beckoned Megan, who was not too far away, to come over. Kristen and Eloisa, who were also nearby, followed. I was furthere away and thought it must be important and motioned to Dan and Josh to leave the food line and come along. Melissa was praying nearby and heard us talking. So, without any overt guidance other than the Spirit, we gathered in the middle of the day to re-fill out tanks and check in about how we were doing.
Thursday was a fruitful day for me in the conversations I've had with the other participants. Just talking to some Uganda students quickly led to quick friendships. One such friend was John, and we talked about how he is learning that he has to inspire his fellow students at his business school. We told each other we could pray about the other's situation because they are very similar – in that we are the only practicing Catholic in our families. We formed a bond while praying for each other and identifying with the other's situation. John's passion inspires me to step our more.
I also talked with a young man named Morris, and we shared testimonies. He had left the faith but has come back and now he is continuing to grow closer to God. Morris and I talked for over an hour and it was a very announted time. Christ is letting us work together to build relationships one person at a time.
The spirit is moving and I am blessed that I can be a vessel for the Lord.
I ask everyone to please pray for the students here, that they continue to be inspired and will go back to their own campuses and inspire others to be leaders in the faith.
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