October 23, 2007

• Post-Passion[Boston] Reflection – Legacy

  As I mentioned in my last entry, I was a volunteer at the Passion[Boston] Regional conference during Oct. 12th & 13th. It was my second time volunteering at a Passion conference & was definitely a pleasure to be serving the students who came from all over Boston & New England. Volunteering is a rewarding experience, but there is something very different about helping out at Passion events. Most of these volunteers don’t just like serving at Christian events, they specifically love serving college students. They see a lot of potential and hope in the collegiate generation, and it showed in how they interacted with the students.

  The volunteers also are not just from the local area. Many sacrificed their time and money just to be servants to people that they probably won’t ever see again in life. That was all the more clear to me as many of the volunteers I worked with during that weekend were from places such as LA, NYC, Atlanta, and Minnesota, but came to Boston because they wanted to participate in what God was doing in the city.

  

  In the end, there were a total of 1200+ college students who forsook two nights at Fenway just to be at Agganis Arena. It has been commented many times, but I have to say, it truly did sound like Agganis was filled with 12,000 students instead of 1200. Those students were eager and excited to worship together, whether it be in song, in soaking in the Word, or in acts of love. (That’ll be for another entry.)

  It was incredibly fun! I’m also grateful for a # of conversations with various volunteers & Passion staff. There was one moment, however, that really stood out for me personally.

  During the conference, some of my former Sunday school students from BCEC‘s youth ministry came to the conference. It was their first time at a real Passion conference and it was a joy for me to see them as they were soaking in that whole weekend. It was also a strange sight to see how a bunch of them always found seats in the front row! I knew some of them can run fast, but that was ridiculous.

  After the conference ended, I introduced a few of them to a fellow volunteer, Radford. I mentioned to him that I was their SS teacher/youth counselor for about 5 years and the next thing I know, Radford’s eyes widen and he starts shouting at me about how exciting that was! He hardly could believe that I had known these students since they were 12-13 years old and now here they were, in college, part of the generation that he has loved to serve. He was more happy & excited about them than I was! Admittedly, I was very confused as to why Radford was so excited about them than I was, especially since I had just introduced them to him. I think he sensed my confusion, and wanted me to realize something. In no less words, he asked me if I didn’t realize that those college students, those students that I had watch grow up, were my legacy…

  What do you say to that??? I didn’t say anything after that as I knew I needed to let those words sink into me. One thing I realized is though those students may be the evidence of what God had done through me, my legacy is really nothing more than an extension of the legacies that my former youth counselors have. Plus, their legacies are also nothing more than the buildup of many more legacies of followers of Christ throughout the past. Those college students one day will hopefully have their legacies too that continue this trend, as they share the love of Jesus to their fellow classmates and beyond.

  Ultimately, there is only One whose legacy will never fade or diminish. It is up to me whether I want my legacy, my story to be invested & merged into His. That is something to proud of and worthy to be told to future generations to come.

  
  

  Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. ~ Psalm 145:3-5

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