Pre-Justice Conference

So, I'm going to The Justice Conference today and tomorrow in Portland, OR. And here are my thoughts before it actually begins.

Jenna, Marco and I all began our journey to Portland on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd at 11pm. Yes, we drove all through the night and all the next day. We arrived in Portland at 9pm Thursday night. It was freakin insane. We didn't stop too too much, and the longest stop was for lunch with my cousin in Redding. I can't begin to tell you the craziness of that trip. I slept most of it, because I felt sick and the other two wouldn't sleep.

But onto the conference...we registered at 7am this morning then headed to Starbucks straight away. We NEED coffee in the morning. Otherwise, it is not pleasant. I'm SO excited about this conference. When people asked me about it, I never really knew what to say about it. It was a conference about justice. As I walked into the conference hall this morning, it struck me how much my perspective could change after this.

For most of this year (I know it's only been like 2 months), I've felt a stirring in my heart from God that my perspective would be changed in many ways this year. What with going to N. Ireland and Thailand. There are so many ways that he has already shaped me, yet there is always more to be learned.

For my paper in English this semester, I'm writing about the harms of prostitution. As you can see, my heart is very focused on social justice. That is what we have been learning about in college group, which is where this all began. Yeah. I blame my college pastor. Regardless, I know that this is what God is leading me too. Who knows what could happen.

All I'm expecting from this conference is to learn about the justices and injustices happening in this world. And I'm prepared for my mind to be blown. Here we go! Weeeeeeeeeee!