134

134 can be a big or little number, depending on which way you use it. If I try to eat 134 hot dogs in one sitting, then it's a huge number. If I make 134 dollars a week at my job, then it's not so big. 134 kids running around the house would be crazy, but not so crazy if that was the number of fish in the sea.

Speaking of fishing, did you hear about the students who went door-to-door this past week in Rowan County and the free basketball camps in Salisbury and China Grove and the nighttime events in downtown Salisbury? Did you hear that, as a result of the gospel of Jesus Christ being clearly presented at each of these venues, 134 people came to faith in Jesus Christ?

Perhaps there is nothing more stirring than seeing young people share their faith, knees knocking and all, and having the one with whom they are sharing place their trust in Christ. I saw is dozens of times this past week in Rowan County and I witnessed students - some complacent in their faith, some on fire - literally explode with joy at the prospect of seeing the kingdom welcome 134 more. The motivation is there to add to that 134 as the school year begins soon and these fired up students go back to the mission field that we call middle school and high school.

134 is a pretty big number and I'll bet it will only get bigger.