My Scariest Moment in Ministry

I’m not a fearful person.

In general I’m fairly confident, but over my years in ministry I’ve experienced a few scary moments.

I once witnessed our 15-passenger van (filled to capacity with students and towing a travel trailer) crash into a guardrail on an elevated stretch of I-90 coming home from winter camp.

Our students had a fantastic and frightening view the snowy valley beneath Snoqualmie Pass.

Once during an all-nighter event we accidently left one of our students. We had to race back where he stood waiting for us. The evidence of tears in his eyes was heartbreaking.
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