This year, Quest started July 11. Working with a slightly smaller group (62 students and 21 leaders) has allowed us to have a more hands-on approach with the Quest students. As always, this has been challenging for me. This year, I have the best leadership team ever. My group leaders (the senior leadership) all have several years of experience with Quest and are among my closest friends. All of the leadership have set an example for me of dedication and passion, spending much time in prayer and really focused on the needs of their teams. I have been richly blessed.

This year, more than ever, I am learning the importance of prayer. The days I spend much time alone in prayer, things go better for the whole group. When I figure I’m “too busy” to pray, invariably things go all wrong. I am also seeing the fruit of three years of people development as my senior leaders are able to effectively run things in my absence (which happens one third of the time since I am still working as a paramedic full time).

I love seeing God change people’s lives. Being part of God’s work is truly exciting. This is what I was made for.