Reflections of a College Kid.(Topeka Teens for Life's "Hearts on Fire for Life" event)(Brief Article)

I love airports. (Yes, I really mean that.) There's an all-too-familiar sight contained within these massive microcosms of transportation: people bustling around looking for the gates, baggage being carried and dragged hither and yon. Everyone there shares a common goal: get on their plane and get as far away from the airport as possible.

On this blistering summer Sunday in St. Louis, I'm on the same mission. I'm heading back to Washington - - a city that will (hopefully) be "at ease" now that Congress has left for its summer recess.

I've been in Topeka, Kansas, this weekend. It's a great little city tucked away in the heartland of America. A wee touch on the warm side, but nice nonetheless.

Topeka, I've discovered, is home to a great group of energetic pro-life teens who, a little over a year ago, got together and formed Topeka Teens for Life. This past weekend, they organized an evening conference entitled Hearts on Fire for Life.

I had the honor of being invited to deliver the keynote address for the evening's festivities. I say festivities because the night had it all: workshops, a Christian rock band, skits, an inflatable bungee run, and velcro walls. (Note: I did take a turn at the bungee run and won. The velcro wall, on the other hand, was a bit beyond my acrobatic skills.)

The evening was, for all purposes, a success and Topeka TFL is well on its way to having an annual event on its hands. These dynamic teens are to be commended for their imagination in creating an evening that was both entertaining and educational.

Hearts on Fire for Life was an extremely apropos theme for the event. Who better to be burning with the fire of life and the fire to make a difference than those of us who are members of the abortion generation?