GO Fort Hays State

A few weeks ago I mentioned that it was GO Week here at Union. Again, that is basically a week where we as a student body learn about various ministries that we can get involved in locally, domestically, and internationally. They provide us with options for the school year, during our breaks, and during the summer. But we also have a speaker who comes to share with us specifically about carrying the Word to the nations.

Well GO Week has since come and gone, and we have also now had Faith in Practice Week where we were once again challenged to evaluate our walk with Christ. In the same way, we were asked to consider our heart for the lost. David Platt encouraged us to have a concern for the lost in every nation. We cannot become comfortable in our walk with Christ and in our churches. If we are not trying to further His kingdom, then our programs are not doing their job.

This all culminated into tonight's GO Trip Kickoff meeting. Those of us who are participating in a GO Trip in 2009 met tonight to find out where we are headed. It is always a big mystery once you apply. Then, when we all meet for the Kickoff, we perform some crazy activity to figure out which trip we are on. So just a few hours ago, I discovered that I am headed to Fort Hays State in Kansas.

Now we do not know exactly what we will be doing once we arrive next March, but we do know that we are going to work with their BCM. The details are being worked out right now, and we should know something definite in the weeks to come. But for now, we know that we are headed to this university to work with college students in some shape or form. We will also be providing encouragement for the work of the BCM at this university.

I am excited for what this GO Trip has to offer. The last trip I was on was GO Paris about a year and a half ago. We were able to minister to college students there as well. But the problem was that there was a language barrier. I still had great opportunities to share the Gospel, and I know that God worked in that trip. But that should not be a problem at all this go around. So I am excited to see what God will be able to do in Kansas this next spring.

I am going to go ahead and ask that you pray for our team as we begin the preparations for this trip. We will be meeting a few times this semester to make some preliminary plans. But our real team meetings will not start until February when we return for the spring semester. So please remember us and specifically pray for the leadership and staff of that BCM. And pray that we can get the details worked out on what we will be doing once arrive.

I will keep you updated on here with what is going on for this trip. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for our team.

Matt