Summit Ministries

By Jeanie Mendenhall

It was an incredible day. Today my shower was HOT. It made my day! From this point on things continued to get better and better. Incredible staff works constantly to make this the best experience ever, and they are remarkably successful I might add. After a fantastic breakfast to start the day, we were ready for our first session, or so we thought.

Doc started out the day with Bible hour, in which we learned why we should study the Bible. After which, Chuck Edwards, floored us with announcing that Hollywood producers and actor are out to educate us, not entertain us. This was most likely the best loved session because interspersed throughout we watched clips of movies, which entertained us. Following a short stretching break, he continued to shock us with moving on to music. It turns out musicians are out to educate us as well! All in all it was fascinating and eye opening. Oh, and in-between times, Eric Smith talked ethics to us. I must say that the amount of sessions is perfect--enough to bring us right to the edge of being overwhelmed, without pushing us over.

Once we were all sure that we would fall off the edge into insanity, they announced it was sports time and bused us to a park. The fresh air and sunshine soon revived us and volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, kickball, and soccer quickly ensued. It was a blast. After using up extreme amounts of pent up energy, we were bussed back for dinner, which was consumed with a rapidity that is quite unequaled. To cool down we had some free time, which was used by some to buy the best cup of coffee ever tasted. Doc then once again spoke, proving to us that merely six world views can explain every thought and idea. Quite a day. It already seems that we have been here for a week. I look forward, with great anticipation, to the rest of my time here. The quality and quantity of information is absolutely staggering, but thrilling. And so ends the third day of Summit.