More than 30 individuals killed. Dozens were injured. April 17, 2007, the day marks media hype on a recent bloodbath at Virginia Tech University.

It is disturbing! This is the kind of story that I would rather pray for than talk about it.

Sunday. My mom called. We talked about a lot of things, my plans, my calling to becoming a campus minister, our expenses at home, etc. Then she brought up this issue. She had a better angle of the darkly painted story.

After all those things took place, a reality was presented. Students can be as disturbed as the gunman mentally and emotionally.

After learning the lessons, a challenge is posed. Students need help.

After knowing the challenge, a response is needed. What is it for you?

Allow me to share my personal manifesto. For the past months I have been immersed to different types of young individuals. It includes the rich kids, the average youngsters, and those with low self-esteem due to their backgrounds. They’re all different but when you get to know them, they have a common denominator. They need guidance.

Walking on the city streets have been a hobby to me lately. I see people around and they commonly pitch this question: “Where are you connected now?” I always tell people the real score in my career and that I will be enrolling to a missions school so that after a year I can come back here and become an official campus minister. Most of their immediate facial expression suggest that they are happy yet surprised knowing my capacity to earn more money in the corporate world. Aware of that, I don’t get bothered with such perception since I am convinced of my calling.

Learning about the incident at Virginia Tech University convinced me even more of this calling. Students can be as disturbed as the gunman mentally and emotionally. Students need help. To have campus ministers fully committed to stand with students side by side would definitely mean something. To have campus ministers leading students to the better path would do posterity a favor. And to respond to my calling of becoming a campus minister would mean responding to the challenge of the darkly painted reality.

This reality can go darker; violence in campuses can go as far as this, even worse. The question remains: what is it for you?

(Personal Bakground: Job used to be a freelance online editor/writer but has given it up since he is developing his missions partnership until June in preparation for his schooling in Every Nation School of World Missions—one year equipping before he officially becomes a campus minister)