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Jubilee 2009 inspires change

We asked Jubilee participants what they plan to do differently as a result of what they experienced at Jubilee 2009. Here are just a few of the responses we received:

Jubilee helped focus my career ideas to be more about God and less about myself. It’s making me look at the call that He has for my life and make sure that I am headed in the right direction.

I am going back home to my country to work out a plan in development of education in my community.

I will reevaluate how I spend my time and how I can use that time to invest in my community and pass time with God.

Jubilee has added a new perspective to my thoughts on career paths, changing how I am thinking about my upcoming “graduation” from the AmeriCorps program.

I plan to invest of myself in the strengthening of the community around me, to be concerned with developing and restoring the world, and not just me.

One thing I would like to do is pull together a monthly budget and really watch where my money goes and carefully and prayerfully use it for the kingdom of Christ!

I am going to join an organization at my school that helps people around the world and quit something that I’m only in for myself. I am also going to make a commitment to observe the Sabbath. I also am going to try to read more.

I have made the decision to use my phone less (I use it about two hours a day) and to pray instead the next time I want to talk to someone.

I am a very quiet and shy person, so listening to the speakers the entire weekend made me feel selfish. I have so much love to give to others and just because I am shy I don’t. I want to change that. Talk to people, and definitely spread the love of God. I want to be the change that I want to see in the world.

I have started to think more towards the future and towards doing some type of internship over the summer in order to gain some experience outside of my area.

I think I’m going to start donating to more charitable organizations. I’ve really been lacking in that area and the conference really opened my eyes to what’s really going on around the world and in the US. I have more money than those people may see in a lifetime, so I feel even with a little bit, I can make a difference.

I am going to “inhabit” some more time dreaming about God’s plan for my life. Leave my dorm door open for my residents more. Pray voraciously. Return to practicing piano. Leave more time in separation from my computer.

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