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Brett was my dicipler in the spring of 04'. I met him in a greek christian group, Gamma Gamma Gamma, aka "greeks glorifying God". He took on the role of being my mentor for a semester. sadly my dicipleship ended when we received word of him being put on active status. If faith of a mustard seed can move mountains, then Brett's faith couldve done just that. The first question he ever asked me during our first meeting of dicipleship was "Why do you believe in Jesus Christ as God?"...as simple as it might be to answer this, he opened my heart to see why there is more than just believing in Christ. Last time I saw him was after my I-Core exams in Scotties Bar in the fall of 04'. My heart dropped to see my old dicipler again and just brought so much joy to see him again. Eventhough the time I had to get to know Brett was short lived, Im extremely fortunate to know such a great man of God. I know he fought the good fight, now he is in heaven reaping the rewards of his battle here on earth.
See u soon brett...
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I have never met Brett, yet I found myself touched greatly by his life after hearing about his deathh on Sunday. It just goes to show how God is continuing to use him, even with out his physical presence no longer here. After reading what friends and family have said about him, I found myseslf sking whether or not I would be remebered as ayoung devoted woman of God. Would people talk remember my love for the Lord? Am I allowing the sweet love of God be known to everyone I come in contact with? I found myself not being to answer these questions with a "Yes". In fact most of the people who know me don't even know I have a relationship with Christ. Brett has allowed me to realize I am not letting the Lord use me to the full potential that I should. I am only one. I can't imagine there aren't more that have been touched by his story that weren't fortunate enough to know him. So I leave now asking a few questions: What do you want people to remember you by? Does your love for the Father shine through your everyday words and actions? What legacy do you wish to leave on the world? May we find comfort in eachother and the wonderful things Brett has done and is continuing to do. In Him, Heathyr Dwight
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I don't necessarily remember when I met Brett so much as when I heard about him - from Liz Keller long before they were engaged but when they just had met their freshman year. I remember her coming to Bible Study talking about this awesome guy she had met and was hanging out with, how much fun he was, how friendly he was - how cherished he made her feel. I remember the way her face lit up when she talked about him. I thought this was just a crush (oh, it wasn't!!)...but then I began to see, as Brett interacted with others at Crusade and elsewhere on campus, it wasn't just Liz's face that lit up when she talked about Brett or was around Brett...it was everyone he talked to or interacted with. Brett had just so much energy, so much spark; he radiated Jesus. People just wanted to be around him.
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I met Brett, of course, at Campus Crusade when I was a freshman at IU. He was only an acquaintance, but I got to know him better on a Crusade trip to Freiburg, Germany in the spring of that year. I do remember his silly jokes and CONSTANT smile and laughter (it was contagious!), but I also remember his faith. He helped lead our worship every morning, playing his guitar, his eyes closed, and totally in another place in his heart. I remember specifically thinking that as we had our worship/prayer time each morning. He wasn't just leading our worship, he was worshipping himself at the feet of God. I flipped through my pictures the other day and found some of Brett sharing his faith with some German students at the university. This struck me because Brett lived his life for God to the fullest. I was talking with a friend just this morning about him and she said, "I want to live my life the way he did...in the now, and for Jesus." The ripple effect of Brett's life is overwhelming. His life is a testament to Jesus and an inspiration to all who knew him. I will never forget the effect he had on people, and the love he showed to everyone he met.
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My first encounter with Brett was in High School. We both played lacrosse for opposing teams. It was definitely the most exciting game of the school year. Brett was a beast. NC's goalie was stopping almost every shot that we took. We scored a late goal to tie the game, but then Brett dominated. North Central beat Brebeuf 9-7. The state playoffs came, and I was sure that we were going to get our revenge... then North Central scored the first seven goals. There goes my lacrosse career!
I first met Brett on the basketball court three years ago. Once again, he took over. I underestimated his quickness and tried to recover, but it was too late. He and Roger were a force.
Every time we saw each other at conferences, we'd talk about life and about how things are going at our respective schools. I'd ask him if he remembered me from our lacrosse days... I was the only non-white guy on the team. He'd laugh and say no. I loved him because he cared, and he was funny.
The last time I ever saw Brett was when he came back on furlough (sp?) in November. I had developed my Nertz skills over the semester, but all I heard about was how awesome Brett was. I thought I could hold my own, but once again, Brett had my number. In fact, it was embarrasing. In Nertz, the winner either scores 100 points, or has a 100 point difference over last place. Well, Brett won with a score of 17. My score of -86 gave him the victory. -86 is unheard of in Nertz!
If you're keeping count of all our competitions, the score is Brett 4 Alex 0. We all played one last game, and by the grace of God I won! It was a only a little bit short of a miracle.
I don't think I saw Brett after that day. One thing I'll say is that he loved to compete. He was a soldier in all areas of life, especially in the spiritual war.
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