As a five year old I said my first yes to Jesus, mostly because I did not want to go to hell. As I grew up I realized that Jesus wanted a relationship with me and said yes again.
When I got to college I began to see the depth of sin’s impact on me through how I treated those around me. As a college student I sat in my apartment (pictured above) on a gray couch and wondered how God could possibly love me.
In my reading through scripture I came that day to Isaiah 6. In it the prophet Isaiah has a vision of God, realizes and confesses his deep sinfulness, receives cleansing from God, and hears and accepts God call to go.
As I read these words, I sensed God saying “Howie, I always have known how sinful you are. If you confess your sins, I will cleanse you. And if you say yes, I will send you.” On that couch I said a Yes that radically changed the course of my life.
In June I went to this place, gave thanks to God, and laid stones of remembrance.
As students and faculty come to campus this fall, would you pray that many would say yes to Jesus’ call in a way that radically transforms the course of their life?
Watch this video to learn the story of Jesus I am saying yes to.