The countdown is on people!

Just 25 days and counting until Passion Atlanta explodes to life as over 20,000 students/leaders arrive for four days we believe are going to rock you to the core.

People are heading our way from all over the place, but there is still room for you and your crew.

Passion = Chan, Gungor, Lecrae, Piper, Giglio, Tomlin, Moore, Redman, Stanfill, Stanley, Tenth Ave., Hall, Crowder, Nockels and more…plus you!

And, it’s all about Jesus.

Stake your place in history and register today: PASSION ATLANTA.

And If Our God Is For Us…

The latest from Passion’s own, Chris Tomlin is available everywhere…now!

Amazing, fresh and forward.

You do not want to miss it!

O.K.

Click here.

Thank me later.

LG

Kyiv+London+Tokyo+Manila+Hong Kong+Sao Paulo+ Vancouver!

Never count God out!

They say Vancouver is a secular, post-Christian city–whatever that means.
They say there are not too many Jesus-followers here.
Hmmm….

I guess I would beg to differ.
Based on what we just saw.
And experienced.

Canada.
Is alive.
Jesus.
Is here.

11,000+ strong they came.
History made.
Again.
All for one name.
For His fame.

Brazil.
You really came through.
Even the pics sent today of wristbands on.
Prayers prayed.
Blew Vancouver students away.

Oh Canada.
You have all you need.
In Jesus.
For awakening to happen here.

Thank you Vancouver.
We are humbled.
Amazed.
Hopeful.

Be strong.
Bold.
And dream.

And if our God is for us…..

LG

Lea Kraemer (L), Sarah Doelker

On Friday night, October 1, an accident involving a car carrying five college students and an ambulance claimed the lives of two students from Presbyterian College.  Sarah Doelker and Lea Kraemer had arrived at the small South Carolina school at the start of the fall semester from Germany for a one-year foreign exchange program.

Both girls were followers of Jesus and involved in their local churches back home in Germany.  On the evening before the accident, in an attempt to beat the October 1 price increase, Sarah Doelker had registered she and Lea for Passion 2011 (January 1-4 in Atlanta).  Though we did not know Sarah and Lea, our hearts were broken once news of their deaths reached us.  We are asking you to join us in praying for their families and all who loved them.

As a way of remembering Sarah and Lea (and in a small way fulfilling their desire to join with thousands of students from around the world for Passion 2011) we are setting up a Scholarship Fund in their names for this year’s gathering.

Starting today, up to 10 scholarships for Passion 2011 are available for those who qualify.  The scholarships honoring Sarah and Lea are open to anyone 18-25 (including high school seniors) who have lost an immediate family member during the 2010 year and need financial assistance to attend Passion 2011 in Atlanta or Fort Worth.

To apply, contact Shannon at shannon.scott@268generation.com and share a brief account of your story.  You will receive a reply from Passion Conferences confirming we have received your application and those awarded scholarships will be notified by email in a timely manner.

Please feel free to pass this opportunity to any students who might qualify and please join us in lifting up the Doelker and Kraemer families and the Presbyterian College community in your thoughts and prayers.

LG

The latest from our friend Charlie Hall (@charliehallband) is finally here as The Rising makes its debut. A stalwart of the Passion Movement, Charlie doesn’t disappoint with another stellar collection of songs that champion beauty, hope and restoration both for people inside and outside the walls of the Church.  Trust me, you don’t want to miss this one! Get The Rising here.

A sneak peak at Kristian’s upcoming (January 2011) release, the “Day After Day” EP bodes well for what’s to come!  New original songs plus two live tracks from Passion 2010’s Awakening make this a great musical treat to tide you over until the whole album is available at Passion 2011! Get the KSEP now here.

Happily listening, LG

The Passion 2011 Live Link is just NINE days away and we want you to be a part of it.  On Monday night, September 27, students will unite across the globe via the web for a night of worship and prayer and all you need is a fast internet connection to join us.  The Link will be beaming live from the campus of Georgia Tech University here in Atlanta and will be free to anyone who wants to link with us around across the nation.

Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin and the Passion Band and guests Charlie Hall will be leading the way…but the Live Link is not something you watch, it’s something you participate in.  Already over 2000 people have signed up to let us know they are going to be a part of it.  So check out the details and let us know where you’ll be linking from!

We only have nine days to spread the word…so get busy and invite somebody to come along!  All the scoop and sign up here.

IF YOU’RE A COLLEGE STUDENT IN THE ATLANTA AREA…TICKETS FOR THE BROADCAST ARE ONLY $7!  GET YOURS AT THE LINK ABOVE.

It’s 1 AM in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but who can sleep after a night like tonight?
And this is just the beginning.
Honk Kong, thank you for the unbroken circle prayer…
Kyiv+London+Tokyo+Manila+Hong Kong+Sao Paulo.
Hungry.
Passionate.
His.

We are a chosen generation.
These were the words on BBC this week.
From a Chinese uni student when asked about the future of the Church in China.
She said, “It’s like a song we sing in Beijing….
We are a chosen generation, rise up holy nation.”
We heard the program Monday in the US and freaked.
The Body is connected in amazing ways.

Turns out she was at Passion HK a few months ago.
Met Jesus in a powerful way.
Now, via BBC radio, she is telling the world about her generation.
About Jesus.
Tonight we showed the cheering thousands from Hong Kong as they prayed for SP.
She was somewhere in that crowd.

We told her story.
And sang the song.
And read His Word.
We are:
Chosen.
Royal.
Holy.
His.
We are.

What will tomorrow bring?
LG

Short post, but very cool!
As a part of Do Something Now at Passion 2010 in Atlanta 108,432 meals were packaged by 568 students and shipped in the days after the conference to Nicaragua and the Philippines to feed the hungry through our partner Feed My Starving Children.

One student who participated in the packing, David R., a freshman at Texas A&M University, was so moved by the experience that he went home organized an event on A&M’s campus on May 5th. The students at A&M exceeded their goal of 100,000 meals, both in funds raised and meals packed.

Brilliant!

Hong Kong Loves Sao Paulo!

親愛的巴西弟兄姐妹們，

你們好！！！！！！！！

Passion 聖保羅將要來到！你們都非常興奮嗎？你們準備好了群集一起敬拜至高的君王嗎？你們準備好要在你們的城市，在你們的國家，還有在這個世界裏使耶穌聞名嗎？如果你說是的話，那麽你和我就有共同的心跳了。感謝主！

我的名字叫Sam。我來自中國。我很感恩能幾度在香港和美國參加Passion會議。今年6月，Passion香港又一次震動了我的世界！我永遠也不會忘記那震撼的一刻 – 當時我們所有參加Passion香港的三千多個大學生，為著巴西的大學生來禱告。我們祈求你們會為Passion聖保羅而興奮起來，你們會受到極大的激勵而加入到世界性的Passion運動中，使耶穌聞名。對 – 你就是我們代禱的對象。而且我們並沒有停止過為你們禱告。今天，我依然帶著我的手帶，背面寫著“Passion 聖保羅 9月3-4日”。雖然我們從沒見過面，但我每天都為你們禱告。

朋友們，準備出發去Passion 聖保羅吧！記住到時要喊得大聲一點，好使我們在中國也能聽見你們的聲音！

願神祝福你們！

Sam

Dear brothers and sisters in Brazil,

Hello!!!!!!!!!

Passion Sao Paulo is coming soon! Are you so excited? Are you ready to get together to worship the King of the most High? Are you ready to make Jesus famous in your city, in your country and in the world? If you say yes, then you and I have the same heartbeat. Praise the Lord!

My name is Sam. I am from China and I was blessed to attend several Passion Conferences in Hong Kong and the US. Passion HK this June ROCKED my world again! I will never forget the powerful moment when over 3000 of us Chinese college students praying together at Passion HK for college students in Brazil. We prayed that you will get fired up for Passion Sao Paulo, that you will be inspired to join this world-wide Passion Movement to make Jesus famous. Yes – YOU are the ones we were praying for. And we have not stopped praying. Today, I still have my wristband on with the back saying “Passion Sao Paulo 3/4 Sept” and I am thinking of you every day even though we have never met.

Get ready for Passion Sao Paulo, my friend! Make sure you shout so loud there that we can hear it in China!

God bless you!

Sam

in Portuguese:

Queridos irmãos e irmãs no Brasil,

Olá!!!!!!

Passion São Paulo está chegando! Vocês estão animados? Estão prontos para se reunir e adorar o Rei sobre todas as coisas? Estão prontos para fazer Jesus famoso na sua cidade, no seu país e no mundo? Se você disse sim, então os nossos corações estão no mesmo ritmo. Glória a Deus!

Meu nome é Sam. Eu sou da China e fui abençoado em participar várias vezes das conferências Passion tanto em Hong Kong como nos EUA. Passion Hong Kong em junho impactou profundamente o meu mundo, de novo! Eu nunca esquecerei o momento poderoso em que mais de 3000 de nós universitários chineses estávamos orando durante o Passion HK pelos estudantes do Brasil. Nós oramos para que vocês sejam incendiados no Passion SP, e que vocês sejam inspirados a participar desse movimento mundial do Passion de fazer Jesus famoso. Sim – era por VOCÊS que nós estávamos orando. E nós não paramos de orar. Hoje, eu ainda estou com a minha pulseira no braço, e no verso diz “Passion São Paulo 3 e 4 de setembro” e eu estou pensando em vocês todo dia, embora nós nunca nos conhecemos.

Se prepare para o Passion São Paulo, meu amigo! E garanta que vocês gritem tão alto que nós poderemos ouvi-los na China!

Deus abençoe vocês!

Sam

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Thanks to everyone in HK who is still praying for Brazil….

See you in Sao Paulo soon! LG and the Passion Team