“Do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good,
pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:2
Witnesses to Lives Changed
One
reason people love fall is for the change that happens – the air, the smells,
and especially the colors on the trees. But one change that we have been
privileged to witness is the change in the students. And just like the oncoming
of a new season, these students have been transforming right before our eyes.
I
(Leah) met with two girls on two separate occasions at the beginning of the
semester for one specific reason – to find out where they were with God. One
professed to me, “I would really like to look into different religions this
year.” The other said, “I really don’t want to follow God cause it’s been so
boring for me.” Now, a little over a month into the year, the first told me recently,
“I learned at the retreat how God shouldn’t be just someone I go to just
when I need Him, but someone I need to follow every day.” While the other girl asked me later
that same day, “How do I seek after God? What should I do?” (These were all paraphrases from our
conversations we had.) As you can see, a complete 180ยบ!!
Malcolm
has seen two lives change before his eyes this last month. One was an encounter
with a new student named Ray, with whom Malcolm got to share the Gospel and
bring this young man to a point of decision. His reply to this invitation was, “This
is something I’m definitely interested in, but I don’t want to quite yet.” Malcolm has tried to meet up with
him again, but hasn’t had the chance to. Please pray for Ray, and that
Malcolm will get another chance to meet up with him to see where he is at with
God.
The
other transformed life is our good friend, Chris. Chris is now a junior at Fort
Lewis. When we met him his freshmen year, he was so quiet and shy he barely
spoke to people. This year he is leading a bible study on campus, sharing
his faith and taking other steps in becoming a leader. He certainly has a heart of gold,
and it’s a pleasure to watch God change him over the last few years!!
We praise God for all that He has
done!!! We thank Him for calling us and using us to be His tools to live out
the Great Commission here at Fort Lewis College. And we thank Him for
providing us YOU – our faithful team and partners in the Gospel – so we can be
here to work alongside His amazing work!!
Prayer Requests
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Please
pray for the administration at FLC: A new solicitation policy has limited (but
NOT eliminated) our ability to share the Gospel on campus. Though we are still
able to meet people and get into conversations, it has made it difficult to do
so. Please pray that this can change, but in the mean time still be able to
share boldly with the whole campus! And pray that we can keep making and
maintaining good relationships with those in the administrative positions.
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Pray
for the new students: Many new students, who came to events at the beginning of
the year, have already dropped off from Christian fellowship. Pray that not
only for them, but also for those who are involved to make the right
friendships that will encourage them towards Christ.
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Pray
for our leaders: Our leaders have busy schedules, but are devoting themselves
to serving despite their workloads and long hours on campus. Pray that they
have time to not only be diligent in their schoolwork, but also to be able to
rest and invest in others on campus.
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Pray
for us: Malcolm and I have loved being on campus, but we also haven’t had many
nights or weekends free. Pray that we get time to rest here and there. And,
overall, have Christ’s strength in our weakness, and His wisdom in the work He
has called us to.
