Not long after Christmas we packed up and took 25 teenagers to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a conference. It's an annual event for Greenway and something that we all look forward to! It's a time of fun, food, music and growing!
Each night a group is assigned to wait in line and try and get the best seats possible. Our group along, with 5,000 other people always want to be as close as we can be to the stage. For two 
years running our group has ended up with a front row seat at some time during the conference! This year we enjoyed TOBY MAC!!! He's one of our favorites and was playing the first night. New Song, Skillet, and Chris Tomlin were also prepared to take the stage throughout the weekend. Unfortunately Chris Tomlin didn't get to come due to Kidney Stones. We were so disappointed , but continually prayed for his recovery as a collective group. Though that was disappointing it was still amazing.
years running our group has ended up with a front row seat at some time during the conference! This year we enjoyed TOBY MAC!!! He's one of our favorites and was playing the first night. New Song, Skillet, and Chris Tomlin were also prepared to take the stage throughout the weekend. Unfortunately Chris Tomlin didn't get to come due to Kidney Stones. We were so disappointed , but continually prayed for his recovery as a collective group. Though that was disappointing it was still amazing.
Eurgan Canter, former Muslim, now hard core Christian and president of Liberty University brought the word along with David Nasser, and Johnny Hunt! It was so good. David Nasser's word really got me and has continued to effect me since the weekend.
He told the amazing story of the great Blondini. He was a daredevil and had the crazy desire to cross Niagara Falls by walking on a tightrope. Not only that, but he was going to carry a wheelbarrow across with him. Thousands thought he was crazy and many gathered to simply watch the 'crazy' man fall to his death. When Blondini walked across the first time with the wheelbarrow the crowd cheered! To their amazement he turned in the other direction and crossed back over the falls. The thousands that had gathered to watch him fall to his death, were now cheering in amazement! Blondini hushed the crowds and yelled, "Who believes that I can cross this again?" Everyone cheered. Again he hushed the crowd and added, "if you trust and believe that I can do it, then get in the wheelbarrow!" Of course not everyone jumped up a
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t once!David Nasser paralled this story with our everyday walk with Christ. Daily we are challenged to trust him with our life and to allow him to steer us across the tightrope of life.
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