Day 4 - The Conference Begins (Sara & Meisei)

The first session was almost the exact opposite of what I was expecting. I thought I was walking into  a lecture hall, with the lovely addition of music to make it a 'conference'. We got something similar to a rock concert with a very interesting and energetic sermon. The first hint that this would be something different was all the smoke in the building. The main questions I had was what room was on fire and why everyone was so calm about it. Nothing was on fire, which is probably why everyone wasn't acting like the building was full of smoke, but there was a fog machine, which isn't something you see in lecture halls. Outside of possibly chemistry labs, anyway. To sum up, the first session was bold, entertaining, and a truly unique experience. - Sara

My first ever Challenge Conference was very challenging. Okay not really, but it was really crazy. Everyone was screaming and jumping during worship time and I thought that everyone was crazy or like hyper.  There was smoke everywhere, just so crazy that I can't explain it.  But then when worshiping was done it was message time. It was funny because everyone went quiet and I thought they were all grown men. The message ended and the closing song was also crazy. I really wasn't sure about wanting to come actually, I was nervous but I'm really happy that I went. I got closer to the leaders that went and the youth also.  It was worth it though - MEISEI
                                               



Our passage of study was 1 John 4:7-19 about God's love and Jesus' condescension. The 3 points of the message were
- Love Sends
- Love Sacrifices
- Love Stays

Ben Stuart was our dynamic speaker that used several personal stories and movie reference all throughout his message.  Leader and youth adult each found many things to think and pray about.