We're heading out on our camping trip for TWO WEEKS! I can tell that God is going to stretch me and grow me in this time.
I don't have time to write a big update right now, but I just wanted to let you know that I won't have my computer for two weeks to update.
Please pray that I won't get eaten alive by bugs : )
-God is Good.
,kait
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Week three lectures:
…were all about “Identity.” I thought I was pretty confident in knowing who I was but God pricked my heart and revealed some awesome things to me. There was definitely a lot of crying and a wide range of emotions, but the week ended up being just plain awesome!
- I am a beautiful person…inside and out. And that is NOT a prideful statement! If I say that I’m anything less, I’m dissing God because He made me. (Yes, I know that is a very elementary concept. But God meets me where I am.)
Youth Street:
…is going a lot better than the first and second week. Obviously they didn’t know us at first, so it was really hard to even talk to them and try to get to know them. I personally felt very out of my element. But now I’m putting names and faces together and they are actually opening up. I think they just needed some time to realize that we actually care for them and want to be their friends.
- We had an alter call tonight, and a few of them gave their lives to the Lord! It’s encouraging to know that what we are doing has eternal value.
Friday Night Evangelism:
…every Friday night we go out to the club strip for two hours to talk to people about Jesus. Needless to say the first week was very intimidating and I was in constant prayer for courage and boldness. The first week, Rachel and I talked to a lot of people but none of our conversations were about Jesus. We felt like we didn’t really make that much of an impact but later on God comforted me in knowing that showing God’s love and kindness to people does not go unnoticed by Him.
This is what happened the second week: (I wrote this for our school website)
Before we left for evangelism on Friday night, Ashley and I prayed that God would give us a specific person to talk to. We felt like He was saying to look for someone who had short brown hair and was wearing a work uniform. About an hour into the night, we noticed a girl sitting on a bench by herself and sure enough, she had exactly the characteristics God spoke to us. Knowing that this was a divine appointment helped us get over our immediate fear rejection. With the Lord’s, strength we approached her and just asked a few initial questions about Christianity and the church. Her view of both of them was very negative, but she was open to discussion and debate. We debated evolution and atheism for quite a while, and managed to get her questioning her beliefs and conceding with us on a few of our beliefs. One of the main things we wanted her to see is that not all Christians are judgmental and arrogant. We made sure she realized we valued her opinions and that we weren’t going to immediately right her off. The more she knew we wanted to get to know her, the more she opened up. It was a real give and take conversation that lasted for over an hour.
Even though she didn’t come to the point of conversion, it was cool to see God tug on her heart about a few issues and bring her one step close to Him. Ashley and I were really encouraged by her openness and her desire to talk about deep issues. Seeds were definitely planted and we are trusting God reveal more of Himself to her. We can’t wait until next Friday when we get to do it again!
And this past Friday:
...Rachel and I talked to these two guys for an hour and a half. The one was an Atheist and the other was very open. They both thought that Christians were great people and they were really encouraged that we didn’t judge them. (they were Goths) The Atheist said that if he were to join a religion, it would be Christianity. We invited them to our Family Barbeque on Wednesday night and they are both coming! I’m continuing to pray that God will break down some of the strongholds that have been built up in their lives. I also pray that through the relationship we build with them, they will be more open to accepting Jesus.
…were all about “Identity.” I thought I was pretty confident in knowing who I was but God pricked my heart and revealed some awesome things to me. There was definitely a lot of crying and a wide range of emotions, but the week ended up being just plain awesome!
- I am a beautiful person…inside and out. And that is NOT a prideful statement! If I say that I’m anything less, I’m dissing God because He made me. (Yes, I know that is a very elementary concept. But God meets me where I am.)
Youth Street:
…is going a lot better than the first and second week. Obviously they didn’t know us at first, so it was really hard to even talk to them and try to get to know them. I personally felt very out of my element. But now I’m putting names and faces together and they are actually opening up. I think they just needed some time to realize that we actually care for them and want to be their friends.
- We had an alter call tonight, and a few of them gave their lives to the Lord! It’s encouraging to know that what we are doing has eternal value.
Friday Night Evangelism:
…every Friday night we go out to the club strip for two hours to talk to people about Jesus. Needless to say the first week was very intimidating and I was in constant prayer for courage and boldness. The first week, Rachel and I talked to a lot of people but none of our conversations were about Jesus. We felt like we didn’t really make that much of an impact but later on God comforted me in knowing that showing God’s love and kindness to people does not go unnoticed by Him.
This is what happened the second week: (I wrote this for our school website)
Before we left for evangelism on Friday night, Ashley and I prayed that God would give us a specific person to talk to. We felt like He was saying to look for someone who had short brown hair and was wearing a work uniform. About an hour into the night, we noticed a girl sitting on a bench by herself and sure enough, she had exactly the characteristics God spoke to us. Knowing that this was a divine appointment helped us get over our immediate fear rejection. With the Lord’s, strength we approached her and just asked a few initial questions about Christianity and the church. Her view of both of them was very negative, but she was open to discussion and debate. We debated evolution and atheism for quite a while, and managed to get her questioning her beliefs and conceding with us on a few of our beliefs. One of the main things we wanted her to see is that not all Christians are judgmental and arrogant. We made sure she realized we valued her opinions and that we weren’t going to immediately right her off. The more she knew we wanted to get to know her, the more she opened up. It was a real give and take conversation that lasted for over an hour.
Even though she didn’t come to the point of conversion, it was cool to see God tug on her heart about a few issues and bring her one step close to Him. Ashley and I were really encouraged by her openness and her desire to talk about deep issues. Seeds were definitely planted and we are trusting God reveal more of Himself to her. We can’t wait until next Friday when we get to do it again!
And this past Friday:
...Rachel and I talked to these two guys for an hour and a half. The one was an Atheist and the other was very open. They both thought that Christians were great people and they were really encouraged that we didn’t judge them. (they were Goths) The Atheist said that if he were to join a religion, it would be Christianity. We invited them to our Family Barbeque on Wednesday night and they are both coming! I’m continuing to pray that God will break down some of the strongholds that have been built up in their lives. I also pray that through the relationship we build with them, they will be more open to accepting Jesus.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
here is the link to our school website. Mindy (one of my school leaders updates it on a regular basis)
http://reeftooutback.com/school_report.aspx?school=99
http://reeftooutback.com/school_report.aspx?school=99
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