Spring Break - Vision Denver is officially over.  Spring break for us is not a break, but a week to spend more time with students, build their vision, and serve.  Last week we took our group down south - all the way to Denver!  The purpose of this trip was to build a vision for serving where we are and attempt to see Denver through Jesus’ eyes.  Both were accomplished!

Most of the time consisted of learning some of Denver’s history and spending time with people who are serving/ministering in the more unknown areas/peoples of Denver.   We were able to provide man power for a church planter in a downtown neighborhood and a man who is working among thousands of Russian speakers.  We also heard from a young man who spent a year on the streets of Denver and another pastor who ministers to many homeless.  We were able to give a day to serving (a.k.a. hard work that no one else wants to do) at the church which was our home for a week.  We also gave a half day to loading a shipping container with medical equipment and supplies bound for Nigeria.

A mindset seems to prevail among many students which says that real missions is spending lots of money to go to far away places.  Home is where you can return to your normal comforts.  This trip created a new category for students as meaningful, Kingdom-significant missions/serving right where God has them.  Seeing with Jesus’ eyes as opposed to tourist eyes was also a major shift for them.