DCLA Day 5 Thursday was another full day of DCLA, with LAB time in the morning, "Lotsa Options" and free time in the afternoon, and the BIG ROOM Bible study and concerts at night. There were a few things that stood out as highlights of the day - and one thing that may be the highlight of the whole week! (I'll save it for last) Dennis and Roger were sitting at the hotel's outside tables having their oatmeal when they noticed a Farmer's Market setting up next door. They went over, had a few samples, and then bought some fresh fruit for the kids for breakfast. The white nectarines were in season, and they were great! The kids are making new friends from all over the country in their small group circles during LAB time. Several pictures of those are posted. As we continued to talk about sharing their faith with their friends and neighbors, today's topic was about the fact that you have care enough about them to listen to their stories before jumping in with yours and even God's People listen to people who listen to them, we are told. We were given several other very practical listening skills. And we talked about loving our neighbors - including those that are sometimes hard to love (Dennis was mentioned specifically by the presenter) (Just kidding) (He didnít need to mention him - everybody thought of him all by themselves) Thursday afternoon it reached 101 degrees in Sacramento. We learned, though, that the old saying "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" is true. It's a very dry heat here, and several noticed that they walked the 10 blocks between the hotel and convention center without even sweating. OK - The highlight of the week so far: Every night, Geoff Moore (the recording artist who is the "emcee" and host of the Big Room events) interviews a few students on the big stage, and one of our own was interviewed Thursday. "Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a big DCLA welcome to Jacob from Iowa!" We were all so very, very proud of Jake. Geoff asked him how DCLA was going, and he said "I'm learning more about God." Geoff asked him what was something he wanted to share with everyone, and Jake said, "I love Jesus. I've always believed in God." The crowd went nuts (all 4000 of them). Geoff talked about what it would be like if all of us had the courage to say more often and more boldly that "We love Jesus, and we believe in God."