not far from the borders of vermont and new hampshire, a little massachusetts river town has been our home for the last week. we're in northfield. though small by population, it is colossally rich with stories old and new.
here dwight l. moody was born. and here in july of 1886, moody held a month-long Bible conference with over 200 students from 89 colleges and universities. that meeting birthed the student volunteer movement, which came to send out thousands upon thousands of students into foreign mission in just one generation.
while here, we get to play a privileged part - through prayer and physical labor with our campus america family - in the reviving of the old mount hermon school campus. founded by moody himself, this spectacular property was recently acquired for the establishment of c. s. lewis college. the story of how our new friends at the c. s. lewis foundation obtained this land is a miraculous one as well!
we came here to deepen our friendships with our brothers and sisters from campus america, to envision how 24-7 prayer will carry on through our colleges and universities, across our nation, and around the globe. our days have been full of song and study, good food and conversation, playing, praying, and exploring these grounds, all the while soaking in more and more of Jesus. we want his heart alone for our lives and this world. and just as in those days of moody, each one here truly believes the Spirit is weaving this july gathering into another legacy for generations to foretell . . .
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