February 20, 2009
Check in for the conference was at 7 PM with worship scheduled to start at 8 PM. The colleges that attended All Campus were: Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Lamar, Praireview, and Tyler. The actual worship started at 9:25. Josh (the director of the event) gave his introductions and then Hearts of Fire (SFA worship band) played the worship songs. The songs played included: "All I Need", "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever", "All In All" and "The Heart of Worship". Kelsey (SFA student in Hearts) gave the prayer for the speaker. The speaker was the pastor from praireview (Kalamba). He said that he was glad to be here and glad that we are here. He said that we are here to spend time with God, others, and ourselves. He said that relationships was the theme of this weekend. He talked about the Ten Commandments and said that he believes the 6th was a very important one. Exodus 20:12 contains the 6th commandment which is to honor your mother and father. He said that this is the only commandment with a promise. Kalamba said that he wanted us to reflect on the words: "I am the LORD your God" this weekend. He said that if we remember nothing else from this weekend to remember those words. Jesus was asked what the most important commandment was he said to love the Lord your God with all your heart and the second was to love your neighbor as yourself.
Kalamba asked where we begin our relationships. He said that it starts with family. We are conceived in our mother's womb. Even then God is saying "I am the LORD your God." All the way from here until we are old and retired, God is saying these words no matter where we are. So our relationships start while we are in our mother’s wombs. Relationships are formed between you and your mother and father when you are born. He says that mothers give commandments to their children when their children enter college. Every parent sits down and talks with their children and gives advice. He asked how our relationships with our parents were. If everything is not working out in this relationship then everything in our other relationships will not work out the way they should. He mentions that one girl at Praireview asked him if he would be her adopted father while she was in college. He mentioned that when his biological daughter texts him he better look. He said that the relationship is so important between children and their parents. He said that if our relationship with our parents is broken, he prays that we will fix it when we return.
Relationships start in the home. The kind of relationship you have in the home you will bring into other relationships. If you have no mother or father there to help you, remember God is there and will never disappoint you. Parents always tell necessary stuff to their children such as to clean their room, etc. Kalamba said that eating the meal at the table has been neglected. This is an important time of building a relationship with your family. He always makes sure that when his children come home that they all have supper together at the table. He says that we should respect and honor our parents and that God says that he is our friend, mother, father, brother, and our everything. He said that we are here to get serious about our faith. He said that on our journey that we should always remember the words, "I am the LORD your God." Kalamba asked "finally, how is your relationship with yourself. He said that as he closed he wants us to reflect on that phrase: "I am the LORD your God." He prayed for us and Hearts of Fire came back up. They sang "Shout to the Lord". They also sang a jam song, which was "No One like you". Josh thanked Kalamba and Hearts of Fire and said that we were dismissed for the night. Everyone hanged out after that until people started drifting off to their rooms for bed. One room was set up and designated for a prayer room.
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