Quest

Hey everyone. First off, I want to say it's great to see the blog being used again by so many awesome people, and I can't wait to see what all of you have to say.

What I want to talk about real quick is something that I noticed at the Session 5 campfire. Everyone was telling a part or two of their own personal testimony, and there were so many successful stories. All these people that had guilt or had fallen away during the year were talking and saying that now they knew they could go out and live their lives for God. Which is so awesome! I love hearing that kind of stuff. But one thing I noticed was that during everyone's turn to speak, almost everyone said, "And then came this week," or "then I came to Quest." And in that point in the story, everything turned around and out came the lighter side of the story. What I want to say is that, although Quest is awesome, and it's such an amazing place to get to know the Lord and His will, it's just a title. It's just the name of a section of Sky Ranch. It wasn't the building, or the tribal comps, or chili dog day that created Quest into what it was.

It was all of you.

While it was the Lord that brought us all together for that wonderful week, it was all of you that encouraged each other throughout the whole week. It was the counselors, it was the campers, it was Cameron and Dana, that were the heart of Quest. We were the collective body of believers that made Quest so awesome. That also goes back to our Bible X time when we talked about the Christian community, or the body of believers. Anyways, I just wanted all of you to know that if you really want to get to know the Lord this year, and grow in your faith, don't let Quest be part of your encouragement. Let it be everyone that made up Quest. Let it be each other. Try and keep up with each other this year and keep that bond that all of you made during your sessions. Don't let it go to waste. And this blog is perfect for that. This is the perfect place to keep up with everyone that you've come to know and love, why not use it? I would love to see this blog kept alive and running until Quest next year rolls around. I encourage everyone reading this to keep posting and asking, even if you only have something small to say. Y'all are awesome, please keep it up.

-Joe