One Phone Call

Have you had one thing in your life that made all the difference? For me, it was a phone call. Almost four years ago, my youth minister John Mark gave me a phone number. I called that number and left a message asking about a summer worship leader position at a camp. That person called me back, and we started talking about it. That person was Impact Florida's Executive Director, Chad, who is now one of my greatest friends and mentors.

For the last four summers, I have spent at least some amount of time in Orlando working with Impact Florida. While there, I have made many lasting friendships and had some of the most memorable moments of my life.

In 2008, while finishing up a summer in Florida, my friend Matt said to me "Kevin, one day I think you and I are going to work together. I don't think this is the end for us." Two years later, standing outside a 7-11, we talked about a vision for making that possible. We decided to take a leap of faith and make it our goal to expand Impact's mission beyond Orlando.

Sometimes God creates profound moments when we least expect it. I never could have dreamed that one phone call would make such a difference. Because of that, Matt and I are making plans to start Impact in the city of Atlanta, GA. We are currently working toward having camp as soon as March 2011. It's crazy, and without faith in God, it will be impossible. But God does not call us to what's easy... He calls us to what brings Him glory. What an honor to be used for His glory!