A few student responses to the questions: What did God do in you during Summit? How has your outlook on life changed? How has your outlook on Christianity changed? What are the things from Summit that you will take with you?
- God removed the feeling of apathy I was carrying and turned it into empathy for others. He also taught me to go deeper into prayer and pulled up many dead roots. My outlook on life has changed from luxury to simplicity. My outlook on Christianity has gone from an unclear picture of community to an understanding of a Christian community. I will take the values of simplicity, community and empathy for the poor as I leave Summit.
- God reminded me why I want my friends to know him. I feel more motivated to start a GIG (scripture study with Non-Christians) in the performing arts community next spring. I feel like I have a deeper understanding of houselessness and will apply that to how I choose to give.
- God did a lot of things for me! He dug up a lot of crap that I have been burdened with and showed me what it looks like to serve others and live simply. I see a lot of growing opportunities for me and I know that God is doing something my future that I don't see yet.
- I have feelings but this is really hard to articulate in words... for starters, my whole view of evangelism changed.
- I don't even know how to summarize this. God probably did more in these two weeks that I have in the past several months. God brought up lots of wounds in my life that I really didn't want to deal with and opened me up to more... I have learned so much about God's character through this community I have been with and worker with. I have a more positive understanding of the church because of my experiences, and have faith that because of experiences like these and the love of the Christian community, the church can heal the many wounds it have inflicted on the world throughout history. As a new Christian, this is something I struggle with a lot. So, this definitely has been healing for me.
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