During the Saturday evening session, the Penn students started a little mosh pit of sorts in front of the stage. They experienced such joy in dancing to the worship music! I had to smile to myself, just thinking of their typical Saturday night experience with friends at Penn, compared with this one. As the energetic worship died down, the speaker led us into an understanding of the gospel. He challenged us to allow Jesus to take those things which prohibit us from fully embracing Him. The Holy Spirit enabled many of the Penn students to do just that. During the time of prayer that followed the talk, these students huddled together in a circle and earnestly prayed for one another. The sense of Christ-centered community was overwhelming. As the band concluded this prayer time with a worship song and dismissed us for the Saturday night party or “hall crawl,” the Penn students raised their voices in protest! “No! We want more worship! Play more worship songs!” And so, the band did.

This sense of wanting to continue in worship of God did not end that Saturday evening. As the students converged back on Penn’s campus in West Philadelphia, they felt called to lead their friends into such love and worship of God. Over the past few weeks, they have started 5 new Bible studies in Penn’s Greek system! Praise God for the work He has begun and will continue and complete at the University of Pennsylvania.