[p11] the koso.

Lunch was pretty good (and impressive! Tim and I were wondering how Jason's Deli put together 10,000+ box lunches in one morning...), and the weather was beautiful, praise God. :) Listening to school cheers as we waited for the next session to start made me realize how many Aggies there were at Passion, haha...

Kristian Stanfill led the next worship set to open up the afternoon. He's got a good voice!
At every Passion conference, the attendees are challenged to raise money for a certain goal or goals. Louie opened the afternoon session with a quick summary of what Atlanta 2011 raised--over $1 million for over ten different causes! Praise God :) Seeing the power of a LOT of college students together made me tear up. Together, we really are a force for good.
Louie then told us our goal--to raise $220,000 over the weekend to fund a 5-year translation project to bring 90 Bible stories from the NT to the Koso people in Mali, one of 6,782 unreached people groups in the world. That number in itself breaks my heart...God, please continue to reveal Yourself to the lost.
We got to see a video of the Koso people, which included the testimonies of the few who are Christians among the Koso. The stories we were raising money for would be translated into what's called their "heart language", the language they speak at home with their families, as opposed to a trade language used for business. Especially after seeing the video Patrick shared with me about what it's like to receive the New Testament for the first time, I was reminded once again of the real saving power of the Word of God, and that it's something we should never take for granted. Let Your Word move in power, God! Touch the lives of the 500,000 Koso people who are still waiting for a Savior.