Day One....

Day one is officially over. More than 250 Greek students arrived safely and have essentially taken over the Blake Hotel. Our volunteer support has been amazing and because of this we are able to take our Prayer ministry to a new level for students this year. Logistically everything has been running smoothly. We had a 15 minute delay because of traffic into Charlotte, but nothing else even mentioning in terms of it not working well.

The staff team is doing well, although I saw plenty of glazed and tired looks this evening as they headed to their campus time at 11:30 pm.

The Breakouts (Real Deal, Double Take, Greek Ministry, Leadership, World Changers & Beyond College) seem to be going very well and early feedback has been that students are excited about the materials presented. The first General Session was a hit, each of the speakers (myself, emcee Will Dameron, Blair Buckley - an Elon student, and Thomas Daniel - the keynote) presented clearly and effectively. The band thus far has been a blessing to work with.

In all it was a successful first day. We met our budgeted goal in terms of attendance, so praise God for that.

Pray for staff as they wake at 8am to lead students through a loong day on Saturday. Pray for their patience, wisdom and guidance in breakouts and in those critical moments in between sessions where real conversations and heart change take place.

Pray that students would awake for their 9am Breakouts and engage that time well. Pray for General Session and the other speakers for the morning - that they would engage the Bible and God's truths well and communicate effectively to students.

I will send a mid-day update on Saturday.