WIT Singles Conference by Crystal

I arrived at the Verity Campus http://www.verityinstitute.iblp.org/ where the Whatever It Takes Singles Conference (WIT) http://www.witministries.com/ was being held with a screw lose; in fact I almost lost it. No, seriously - I did have a screw lose..... on my suitcase! :-) One of the staff guys kindly fixed that problem for me.

It was 3 AM on Thursday, August 12th when my alarm went off. I needed to leave at 4:30 AM the latest to catch a 6 AM flight. Originally my connecting flight in Philadelphia was supposed to have me land at the Indianapolis airport at around 9:30 AM - I thought, ah - just in time for lunch! Nope, wrong. The flight was majorly delayed, there was a transportation miscommunication with my ride, and I ended up missing lunch. Good thing I had brought snacks along! :-) Gratefully, one of the Verity students who is also a friend graciously helped me find something to eat. Another blessing was getting to know two other girls who were on my airport run. I was also able to get all my ironing done. Furthermore, I was able to establish a friendship with one of my neighbors who I later found out was on my team! By being there so early, I was also able to make my bed and have a relaxing afternoon before the evening session started at 7:30PM. Additionally, I was able to get to know a little bit of the layout of the place so I could find places at the right times. If things had gone my way I would have chosen a later flight to depart from home and an earlier one to leave. I blamed my procrastination, but ultimately now I see the blessings God wanted to give me that I would have missed otherwise.

While I was at the Philly airport I saw a rather bizarre thing. At least it was to me - I don't travel by air very often. There was a lady wearing hair curlers! I could have understood if it had been super early morning, but it was late morning. I wish I had brought a camera with me so that I could have taken a picture of such an odd sight. Alas, I was trying to pack light - thus avoiding the ridiculous checked baggage fee and therefore had no room for the big camera and could not find the little one at my time of departure.

If it had been my choice I would have left Sunday the 15th. But if I had, I would have missed out on so many blessings. Instead my flight was to depart Monday the 16th at 5:17 PM. I was able to go to the pizza party for Sunday dinner with everyone else who left late, participate in the ice cream social afterwards, enjoy even more fellowship, and able to spend a good part of Monday afternoon in sweet fellowship with my friend Gabrielle. I'm also grateful to Gabrielle (aka "GEM"), who willingly trimmed my hair.

During the Conference we were given generous meal breaks to allow time for recreation & beautiful fellowship. One day a handful of us went out to watch a volley ball game, none of us felt the urge to participate. Then a brother of one of the ladies came along with a Frisbee and we started tossing it around. A few others joined us later. It was a most enjoyable time. I wanted to make the most of the time at the Conference so.... I kept rather late hours, a very unusual thing for me except maybe when times of fellowship are concerned. The earliest I went to bed was 11:45PM and the latest was 2AM. And no, I didn't sleep in - except maybe half an hour. Instead I made up for it when I got home! :-) We were placed in peer team groups. Normally I would prefer an age-integrated group, but for once I appreciated being in a peer group! It was encouraging & a relief to not be the oldest single in a group. A neat surprise God had for me at WIT is that He also brought Jenna, a friend from my Journey to the Heart team back in 2008 to the conference! Even though we were not on the same team at WIT, I enjoyed spending time with her.

All of these things are really dealing with the surface type issues. I thought I would do this first due to it's being quicker & easier. Another article is in the works on how God worked in my life at the WITS Conference - so keep an eye out for it! :-)