M-Pact 2006

As I sit at home on the day after M-Pact. I am totally wore out. So I deceided to answer emails, comments & the like. But I catch myself reflecting over the past 4 days with some incredible stories and some truly amazing worship experiences. Like the consession stand worker who was working his jail time off in the ULM concession stand and came down to the floor & met Christ for the very first time and accepted him as LORD. This list goes on & on & on.
When M-Pact was in it's early "cocoon" stages, we had no idea of how this event would turn out. I admit, we were all a little nervous at going in a totally opposite way than YOUTH IMPACT have ever gone before and we have taken our criticism and "HITS" over it. M-PACT has bridged many gaps that just a few years ago were bigger than the Grand Canyon. But the fact is that THIS YEAR 86 students accepted & met Christ for the very first time. NO ONE can agree with that.
WE have received emails and comments about HIP HOP being NON-Christian & some went to the edge of saying it was EVIL. I say tell that to Toby Mac & KJ52 who have been impacting students for years with the gift of HIP HOP that God gave them....... HIP HOP is not my choice of the music. I prefer to listen to. But say Christ Tomlin, Mercyme and Jeremy Camp & you have my full attention. Just because some one doesn't understand it, does not make it evil.
I don't listen to bluegrass gospel or southern gospel either but I surely don't think it's of Satan either. It all comes down to where are students today, PLUGGED INTO MUSIC and Most aren't coming to church either. So my thoughts are to embrace the idea, go where Jesus did & go against the grain. If it draws students to Christ & that inward change starts to reflect a change in their direction of their lifestyle and their outreach to others, then all I got to say is MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
M-Pact 2207 is already in the early planning stages. HIP HOP may slide to the back burner, but my desire to reach students for Christ has gained momentum and NO ONE can ever take that away from me.
Till next time,
TC