A Life of Influence

From Brittany Cook, Sr, Women's Basketball...

SALT is such an exciting and scary experience. From the beginning I was nervous to meet all the athletes I didn't know. Even being an upper classman there is still some anxiety. However, the realization that this trip wasn't about me, that I was there for others made a big difference.

SALT is about serving others and not ourselves. Stepping out of our comfort zones. We learn to be leaders by example and how to live out a life of INFLUENCE. The trip offered a chance to meet with fellow Christian athletes on campus and get a glimpse of their hearts for not only their Lord but their teammates. It was incredible to see the vulnerability of people for a week in a place where Christ was constantly at work within us.

We learned the foundations of great leadership that I believe will carry forward in my life past my time here on a team at Bethel. It is now up to us to be the hands and feet of Christ not just to our team but to the communities which we are a part of.

Failing to remember the "one in the stands" we are playing for in life and in competition, our efforts, our influence, will ultimately be meaningless.