The 1,100 students flooded the 16th Street Mall on New Year’s Eve to take part in an eight-block long flash mob. A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual act for a brief time, then disperse.Every student had their cell phone alarm set to the same time. When the alarms went off they each froze in various poses for five minutes, clearly drawing attention to the massive flash mob.
After the five minutes were up, students were able to get into spiritual conversations with many from the crowd gathered to see the New Year’s fireworks show and there were incredible results.
“We got to share the Gospel with a guy named Matt and he accepted Christ!”
“We were able to share with a 45 year old woman and she came to the Lord.”
“We froze near Lance, a street vendor who is in high school. We shared the Gospel with him and he accepted Christ into his life!”
I think I’m going to become one of you”, Cece, an international student from China who attends the University of Colorado in Boulder told staff member Karen Sharp after one of the first sessions at DCC. “But I still have questions. Is that OK?”
During the New Year’s Eve celebration and worship time Cece sent Karen a text message.
“I need to talk NOW,” she said.
Two things that the conference speakers had said were new and life-changing thoughts for Cece. “Bryan (Loritts) said that God was not just for western culture but for the whole world,” said Cece. “And Scott (Nickell) said you don’t have to be perfect, you can give your life to God and He will guide you.”
Cece prayed for the first time on New Year’s Eve to do just that, to trust God with her life. “Now God helps me carry my pressures,” she said.