I went by the memorial on the drill field today. I hadn’t had a chance to yet, and I really wanted to spend some time there. There are 33 rocks in a semicircle right in front of Burress, very near Norris hall. Each stone has a name by it of one of the victims and people have put flowers, candles, cards, stuffed animals, balloons, all sorts of stuff by the rocks. I wrote a short note to each of the 5 students I knew who died, just for myself and my own closure. So I just went and put the notes by their rocks. Looking at the memorial really puts into perspective how many people 33 is. I mean, I’ve heard that number a million times over the past week, but looking at the 33 stones helped me realize that 33 is a lot of people. It sunk in again the magnitude of what happened. There were a few people there too, just looking around, but no photographers (yay!).

On the way back, I ran into 2 guys from Cru. I asked if they were going to class, but they said no, they were having discipleship time and wanted to go share their faith with the people on the drill field. Wow. I was so impressed with their determination to share their faith, even when they can’t do it our traditional way through the dorms. Again, I have been so encouraged by our students taking the opportunity to share their faith with those around them!