WATER         FIRE         WIND

Greg Palmer, NYC Coordinator
 

2007 NYI Report

Greetings Dr. Hanson, NYI Council Members and Convention Delegates;

Last week 165 students and 32 adults traveled to St. Louis, MO to participate in NYC 2007, the denomination’s quadrennial youth conference.  We experienced God is such real and life changing ways it’s difficult to clearly put it into words.

We experienced the Water of God’s blessings that flow from Heaven down on us and crush us beneath their weight and explode from our lives to bless the lives of those around us.

We experienced the Fire of God’s purification in our lives through commitments to live the life He has called each of us to embrace, to change our world, to advance His Kingdom.

We experienced the Wind of His Holy Spirit as it sent us out empowered with His Love and Compassion and Passion for the lost of this world and our oppressed brothers and sisters in him.

We helped provide a week’s supply of food for over 10,000 families.

We painted schools, built homes, learned to use our gifts to glorify Him, made new friends, drew closer to old friends, sang His praises till our hearts burst and our throats were raw, we prayed till we ran out of words and could only weep in His presence.   We were instruments of change in our world in His name.  And at least 5 of our students embraced the call of God on their lives to full-time ministry.  Praise God!

Most importantly we met with God in such a way that we will forever be changed and can never forget.  In St. Louis we held the Hand that holds the world.

Grace and Peace to you!

Respectfully Submitted,

Greg Palmer
SWO Evangelism Director

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