My SALT Experience

We are back from an amazing week in West Virginia. The week was characterized by a great deal of challenging teaching, vulnerability, brokenness, learning, fellowship, and amazing new friendships. On the bus ride back, Kory Lantz lead the group through an extensive debriefing process. One of the products of this process was a single sentence describing their SALT 2008 experience:

Tyler Brown, Men’s Basketball…”SALT 2008 was about vulnerability, healing, fellowship, and growth. Hoorah!!!”

Shanna Page, Women’s Golf…”SALT was about great conversation, fun, and growing.”

Kara Ballinger, Women’s Golf…”SALT showed me that God is in control of all of the details of my life.”

Tara Blair, Softball…"SALT 2008 helped me grow, bond with others, and changed my life.”

Ashley Wray, Women’s Cross Country…”SALT 2008 was very eye-opening; I am going home changed and challenged.”

Carly Dunbar, Women’s Basketball…”God taught me so much about openness, change, and growth and SALT 2008.”

Carrie Edison, Women’s Tennis…”SALT deepened by view on life spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.”

Brad Wilson, Men’s Track…”My SALT experience challenged, built, and grew me from within.”

Jessie Spearman, Women’s Track…”My SALT experience was full of excitement and conviction.”

Abby Husch, Women’s Soccer…”My week at SALT was awesome because God revealed Himself to me in several ways. I had an awesome experience in worship, and I got to real fellowship with my fellow peers.”

Serena Fry, Women’s Tennis…”My week at SALT is summed up in 3 words: Relationships, Spiritual, and Trust.”

Arron Patrick, Men’s Soccer…"SALT should stand for Spectacular, Amazing, Laughing, and Team because those are the feelings you experience everyday at SALT, BOOYAH!!!”

Heather Casteel, Cheerleading…"SALT was great for me to look at myself and reexamine my desires and the sins in my life, but also what God can do through other people and my time alone with Him.”

Mandy Cripe, Softball…"My week at SALT was molding, meaningful, and memorable!”

Ali Brunner, Women’s Soccer…”My SALT experience has broken misconceptions that I had by showing me how God is moving in others lives and this has in turn shown me the extreme need that I have to let God work in my life again.”

Candice Obregon, Volleyball…”My SALT experience has been full of joy, happiness, and God’s amazing love.”

Michelle Werner, Volleyball…”My week at SALT has been full of love, laughter, and life.”

Scott Terry (Woody), Men’s Soccer…”My SALT experience has been challenging, emotional, and influential.”

Vincent Reel, Men’s Track…”My SALT experience was full of learning, serving, and excitement.”

Ryan Waybright, Men’s Cross Country…”My SALT experience can be explained in three words: Growth, friendship, and experiences.”

Josh Kiefer, Men’s Tennis…”My experience at SALT was good because God showed Himself to me through different ways like worship, prayer, and fun.”

Ryne Lightfoot, Men’s Basketball…”SALT 2008 meant to me: Purpose, pursuit, a bonding. Purpose, for what I mean to the team, pursuit for the constant journey I am on with Christ, and bonding for the amazing friendships that I have made.”

Kelsy McKee, Women’s Basketball…”My SALT experience was great getting to know other athletes, while spending time in prayer and worship with God!”

Laura Winningham, Women’s Cross Country…”My SALT experience gave me a chance to connect with God in a very real way and the tools to go home to continue to develop the disciplines in my own life and encourage my team.”

Kory Lantz, Men’s Basketball…”My SALT experience can be summed up in three words: Brokenness, Bonding, and Building.”

Eric Carnacchi, Men’s Golf…”SALT helped me become vulnerable, develop accountability, and realize the necessity of humility in my life in order to bring praise, honor, and glory to God.”