Returning to the Old Stomping Grounds...

I'm excited this morning as I'm going down to the Boise State University campus with our interns. I can't help but think of the years I've spent down there in the past. I spent 4 years on the campus as a student from 1987-1990 and then two more years as an assistant tennis coach. It was on the BSU campus that I gave my life to Jesus Christ, becoming a born-again Christian. It was in 1989 that my life took a 180 degree turn. And from that moment forward I've never looked back. I can't help but think about BSU being a place of great opportunity when it comes to souls being saved, needs being met, lives being healed, and new vision being imparted. The main reason we're going down to the BSU campus today is to be around lots of unsaved people, just like most Christians do on a daily basis. I'd love to see our students see the needs in people's lives and be moved with compassion as Jesus was in Matthew 14:14 which says, "Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick." I believe that it's time for Christians to be moved with compassion. We can be so focussed and busy with life that we can miss the dying and hurting multitudes all around us. I've been praying lately that God would continue helping me to be moved with compassion. Is that your prayer today? And just for fun I've added a fun video clip from 1989 from when I was a BSU student :)