no secrets

The secrets we displayed were anonymously shared by Wash U students.

MOmentum has been an incredible experience for staff and students alike. Our staff team has worked together to put on top-notch training experiences and students have stepped up in big ways in order to take risks that point their friends toward Jesus.

On Sunday night 25 InterVarsity students from ACF, Harambee and Wash U Christian Fellowship gathered to learn how to lead people through the No Secrets proxé station. We spent a week collecting secrets from Wash U students and then we displayed them on campus Monday and Tuesday along with a three-paneled display board where students could respond to questions about secrets and Jesus. We trained the InterVarsity students on leading someone through the questions on the display board and we helped them think through sharing the story of Jesus interacting with the woman caught in adultery in John 8.

We had some great conversations about Jesus as we applied what we learned in the next two days. Several people heard the Gospel and others were challenged by Jesus' response to the woman in John 8 and how it differed from their expectations. I think that all of us involved also realized that many of our friends on campus are walking around carrying painful secrets. The number of secret cards on display that confessed loneliness, depression, and suicidal thoughts was staggering.

Pray for Wash U and pray for us as we invited our friends to know the hope that only Jesus provides.

IV students leading their peers through questions about secrets and Jesus.

Staff partnership is fun! Kale and I are ready to paint a mattress for another proxé station.