Adventuring Week 3: Passion Conference

This week's adventure was without question my favorite so far. I had the privilege of being part of the Passion conference in Houston and it was nothing short of amazing. Over 15,000 18 - 25 year-olds gathered in the Toyota Center for three days which meant amazing worship, life-changing new relationships, and lines outside of the Toyota Center that usually looked something like this:

They were all completely worth it though.

I wish I could go into detail about all the amazing things that were shared by each speaker, but that would take much more than a single blog post. What I can say is that my week leading up to Passion had been a stressful one filled with questions about the future. But so much at Passion helped me still my heart and remember who is really in control of my life.

I realized that I have been scrambling a bit desperately to choose my next step, even if my heart isn't set on anything yet. Part of me assumed that if I didn't know what to do next that would mean I was falling away from the purpose for my life. But I re-learned this weekend that God is my purpose. And even if I can't see the next step clearly, I never leave His hands. I am just as much in the center of His will and plan in my moments of confusion as I am when everything seems to make sense.

It was also a relief to know that I'm not alone in this confusion. At one point during the conference we were asked to hold up our phone's light if we were uncertain about our future. Almost every light went up. And I guess that makes sense for a huge group of college students. But it was really moving to realize that I was surrounded by people who are in the same boat as I am. And we're all learning to trust God more in the middle of it.

Another one of my favorite parts about Passion was when we were able to move beyond just listening to sermons and spending time in community groups- though of course those things were both awesome.

But it makes me happy to know that even though we're almost all college students, we have the power to make a difference. Sometimes with our money, like raising over $300,000 to send out teams of missionaries to unreached people groups. And sometimes with our voice, like continuing to spread awareness about the 27 million people enslaved around the world in human trafficking.

Human trafficking is one of the most prevalent and difficult issue of our generation, and it's up to us to take a stand against it. Here's a simple but powerful way you can get involved too:

Post selfies, stauses and wear the red X to share awarness on social media. Then head to the End it Movement website to build a fund-raising team to fight human trafficking.

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