College Weekend

Young Life College has really fallen into a great rhythm this semester! From themed parties and weekly Late Nites to tailgating on game days, Young Life College has quickly become a place of fellowship and community.

A couple weeks ago we wrapped up a series that had been focusing on a love that is never stationary. A love that is in constant motion. It’s a love that does. We based this series on the book Love Does by Bob Goff. Each week, we talked about God’s never ending love for us and what that love looks like in our everyday lives.

We’ve also talked about how vast and giant God is. He is not only the creator of the world, but He is the ruler over everything He has made. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. (Psalm 147) But even in His sovereignty, He still wants to serve us, the created. He wants to meet our needs and love us right where we are.

We got to experience this kind of love this past weekend. We took a group of students to College Weekend at Clearwater Cove in Lampe, MO. We got to get away for a night and have fun with our friends. We danced and sang and laughed. We made smores around a bonfire and we cliff jumped. We watched a meteor shower. We looked up at a clear, black sky that was covered in millions of stars, each given a name by God. We listened to talks about how loving our God is, that in His great power and sovereignty and love, He became what He is not so that we could become what we are not, holy and righteous. He is a love that does.  

--Lauren Johnston, YL College Team Leader