Whatever happens,
conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I
come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you
stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you.”
Philippians
1:27-28a
New Year, New Start
Imagine
you are a college student on New Year’s Eve, and you are in downtown Denver –
what do you imagine that you would be doing? Would you believe that you are
having a balloon fight with a couple thousand other college students and other
civilians on the 16th Street mall? And the whole reason you’re out
in the freezing cold is so you could share the best news in the world with
someone?! Needless
to say, this was probably not your first thought! But that’s exactly what we
got to witness this New Year’s at Denver Christmas Conference (DCC).
Here
one story from that night from Anne, a senior at FLC:
“After
the balloon sword fight my fiancé, Brandon, and I began telling people ‘Happy
New Year!’ One specific couple I asked if they had any New Year’s resolutions.
After the wife told me hers, she asked me mine, where I got to share with her
my relationship with Christ and my desire to grow closer to Him. Our
conversation very quickly turned into a spiritual one… I got to share the
Gospel with her in a very clear way using a little booklet that spells out the
Gospel… It brought her to tears. She didn’t accept Christ right that moment,
but I gave her that little booklet, with a prayer for her to receive Christ in
it, and she said, ‘This is the best New Year’s gift!’”
Okay,
now let’s say you are a college student again. And this time you are coming
back from Christmas break, and you have an opportunity to potentially share the
Gospel with a girl you have only met once and you are feeling scared to do it –
what do you imagine you would do? Would you fight through your feelings and go
anyway?
Meghan
was feeling uneasy after she told me (Leah) she would join me in this
conversation to see where “L” was with God. But the Sunday before, the
sermon on discipleship really encouraged her to step out in faith and watch God
show up. As we
were talking and hearing more about “L’s” story, her friend, “F”, came to meet
up to have tea with her. Upon seeing the pictures, “F” was completely intrigued
and wanted to participate too. After a little while I asked the question, “If
Jesus was sitting with us right now, what would be one thing He would say to
you?” After hearing their answers, I asked, “Can I tell you what I think He
would tell you?” And using the Soularium pictures, and guided by the Holy
Spirit, I got to show “L” and “F” how Jesus has a wonderful gift of eternal
life, how our sin separates us from God, how Jesus is the only solution for our
sin, and it’s by receiving Jesus by faith that we can have this gift. It
sounded like “L” had already received Christ, but “F” was blown away by what we
were telling her! When explaining how Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,” she said, “Wow!
No one has ever explained this to me like this! I really need this to sink in
more.”
She
needed more time to let the truth sink in, so we are going to follow up with
her soon. Pray for all these people we have had a chance to meet and share
Jesus with! And pray that we can keep meeting people and be bold to share the
gospel with them!!
Prayer Requests
-
Nate
and Erin Hebst (who are on staff with us at Fort Lewis College) welcomed the
arrival of their third child – and first boy – on January 8th, 2013!!
Micah Peter Herbst is healthy and doing well, along with Mom, Dad and big
sisters. Pray for continued health for everyone - especially since it’s flu
season – and for the life adjustment to a family of five will be smooth!!
-
Pray
for Stephanie Brown (also on staff at FLC), our student leaders, and us as
well, as we continue to share the Gospel OPENLY (praise God) and invest in the
lives of others. Pray that we will have God’s energy and wisdom as we all
step into new roles and step out in faith!
-
Pray
for our students to have a healthy balance of school and ministry – but more
specifically that they would have the heart to see their mission field on
campus and reach out to those who are headed into eternity without Jesus.
-
Thank
you so much for your prayers and financial help!! We have been able to pay for
a new battery for the Suburban and for DCC! And God blessed us with people
putting new tires on the Subaru!! God is so faithful!!!
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