Now that's awesome...

Had an incredible experience this week...I had the opportunity to interview two people from Meck. Now interviewing folks and shooting videos isn't new to me - I do that pretty regularly with all that's happening in this place...but this one reminded me what it's all about.

Here's the recap - Meghan grew up with a void in her life that she knew was spiritual. She came to Meck while church shopping and found herself longing to fill that void even more. She did. She's a follower of Christ now and got baptized here a few years ago. Meghan knew giving her life to Christ didn't make her a 'follower', it just made her 'saved'...and she couldn't imagine not sharing what she discovered with her friends.

Enter Sara. Sara taught across the hall from Meghan at a local school. They became fast friends. Meghan was challenged at a service @ Meck to just 'walk across the room', she had heard it a bunch of times before...but this time she decided she would 'walk across the hall' to Sara's class and gave her a 'present': a packet of info about Meck.

Sara rolls her eyes but BECAUSE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP doesn't blow it off. She takes the packet home and starts to read, A Search for the Spiritual. By the third page (and she can tell you exactly what sentence) she realizes the God she's reading about is one that she does not know . She finishes the book. She starts logging in to the internet campus and can't stop...she's there every week. And then she shows up at Meck - Meghan can't believe it (and Sara still remembers the look on Meghan's face when she finally showed up). Sara sits in the back row. She hears week after week about a God she didn't know existed and on the final week of the "Parent Child Turning Points" series, a single woman with no kids, commits her life to Christ after hearing the story of the prodigal son (she can also point to the exact seat she was sitting in...on the back row).

Sara got baptized last May...and Meghan was right there beside her.

Sara says that she was glad Meghan cared enough to tell her about Meck and that she didn't give up on her and all her questions (and sometimes sarcastic comments).

Sara's life is changed forever and she has no idea how she will ever repay Meghan.

Meghan can't imagine being a part of anything more significant than watching someone you love give their life to Christ. In her words, "this is the coolest thing ever".

So...who is waiting across the hall for you?