In spite of my abysmal failure to score some free SCL gear, I’d have to say that I loved Catalyst 09. Today was a day that God broke through. He and I had some good 1 on 1 time today, in the midst of 13000 people.
Some of my highlights:
- Compassion brought in a young man who was a sponsored kid, now attending Moody so that he can go back to Kenya to teach the Bible. He sponsors a 4 year old girl in Haiti. The killer was when Catalyst brought in the guy who initially sponsored the kenyan. Tears…
- Mac Powell talked about his newly adopted son, and shared the stage with the Daraja Children’s Choir to sing My God Is Mighty To Save. Did you know that there are 143 million children waiting to be adopted in the world? Not cool. Catalyst gave us a leather X keychain made by some folks in Africa. Every X has 143 on it to remind us to adopt and act on behalf of the orphans of the world. Check out 143million to learn more.
- Lanny Donohoe had all the adoptive parents stand. I stood…and cried. I can’t wait to go get our daughter.
- Catalyst honored Chuck Swindoll with a lifetime achievement award. Chuck then hit us with both barrels. Good stuff…when God wants to do the impossible, he takes an impossible person and CRUSHES him.
- Louie Giglio was brilliant as usual, talking about how EVERYTHING in life is about Jesus, seeing his face. What does the world see when it looks at me?
We had to head out early to catch our flight home. I was bummed to miss the closing, but God broke through the busyness and church-stuff in my head to get to my heart today.
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