Our Senior dinner is always one of the saddest, but most rewarding, nights of the year. We all meet together at the house of a family in our church for dinner. Then after dinner, all of the students go around and tell a major thing that God has taught them in their last 4 years (err… 5, for some of them). It’s sad, because we realize that some really great leaders in our ministry are moving on. But, it’s so rewarding because we’re able to see visible fruit of God’s grace in their lives.

Seeing immediate fruit in your ministry is sometimes a tricky thing…..it can be encouraging, it’s not always accurate, because fruit takes time to grow. So having a 4 or 5 year perspective on growth is so cool. We get to hear how different studies and d-group stuff has affected them. Honestly it was hard not to cry the entire time they were sharing last night….I am so grateful to God for allowing me to work with these college students. And even though we only have them for a few years, it’s so cool to think that God is using us to help shape the trajectory of their lives and cultivate future godly women and men who will serve in churches around the world.