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| Dan leading one of his 6 seminars |
My personal wall for this conference was having the energy and clarity to come up with and deliver the 3 devotional talks I was tasked with. (The 3 hour earlier time difference on top of getting here just the day before the conference started didn't give much leeway for foggy brains.) Dan also has a similar story to tell. However, I think our PNG staff had the biggest wall to smash through with regards to this conference. It seems the common thread of all conferences that the staff organizing it are pretty much over-taxed and exhausted by the end of it. I feel bad that Dan and I weren't able to be here a few days earlier to help out practically with the on-the-ground prep-work. That being said, God did some big things in the hearts of our students this year.
As we went through the written feedback from the conference, it looks like 7 students became Christians. Many more learned what it meant to walk with God and the importance of being involved in small group discipleship. One student in particular couldn't seem to get over being amazed at the truth of God's love and forgiveness for him personally!
Learning how to share their faith and then going out to a nearby marketplace to practice seemed a favorite part of the conference for many of the students.
Even though there were many details of this conference that we could have improved upon, it's wonderful to know that God's Spirit can smash through and cause His work and purpose to be done. Easter is all about Jesus' light conquering the darkness. We got to see the personal darkness of the 7 of our students conquered when they trusted Jesus to be their Saviour, as well as the 36 others that did the same on our day of outreach.
Our prayer is that the darkness in PNG will keep being pushed back and that the Light of Jesus will keep getting brighter...especially on the campus of UPNG!
AWESOME! We have been praying! WE missed not being there with you. It is always a highlight for us.
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