CHAPTER 51
Susannah had never been around so many people her own age before. She forgot exactly how many Christians were in attendance. Twenty thousand? They were all over the place, spread out over the campus, flowing in all directions at once. Was this what it would be like to attend a big college?
The entire first day was a blur, from the early morning drive to the Spokane airport, the flight to St. Louis, then the crammed shuttle to the university campus. Next the check-in procedure that felt even more involved than airport security. She’d been so overwhelmed by the sheer number of people around her and the general noise that she couldn’t remember what the opening speaker talked about.
Terrified that she’d lose her way between the big conference center, the cafeteria, and her assign
