Campus Gathering, 2010

I can't believe I'm here: Inter-Varisty Campus Gathering for all Canadian campus ministry staff and intern workers.

The leader asked us to ask Him: What are you celebrating? What are your needs?

I am celebrating
The end of old and beautiful seasons.
The start of new and unfamiliar seasons.

I need purity.
Of the self.
Of the Word.
Of the Spirit.
Of Jesus.
Simply Jesus.


Elsie said to me the other week, "you'll be the THIRD Korean person on staff with IV Canada!"
THE THIRD.
My roots are grounded deeply in all things Korean.
That's actually strange for me to say.
But being the third Korean person here, makes me realize how much of the unspoken Korean culture I took for granted.

Then someone else said, "You're the first intern from KCF to join Inter-Varsity."
I didn't even realize it.
It's true.
THE FIRST.
The pressure.

Then Murray tells us that last year there was one intern for the High School ministry, that it's been holding on, rather, hanging on a thread for quite some time now.
God is reviving this ministry. He is starting something anew.

I get be a part of something new. Something fresh. The beginnings of things.
The beginnings of Koreans working with Inter-Varisty.
The beginnings of the partnership that KCF and IVCF may build in the future.
The beginnings of a new wave of revival and empowerment in high school groups across Canada in the near future.


And so I dream.
What great hope!
What great vision!


But really, right now... I am completely freaked out.
Nervous?
Scared.
Inadequate.
Alone?
Young.
Ill-equipped.


I've been telling people all day that I feel like a frosh all over again. Hah!







Here's to my chance to be set apart.
Here's to a fresh start.