“…if you continue in your faith, established and
firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that
you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of
which I, Paul, have become a servant.”
Colossians 1:23
Our Passions for HIS Glory
As
Leah and I walk through our first full summer together, we find that
expectations can crop up everywhere.
For example, we were wanting to make sure we were well rested,
recuperating from the past school year, and able to do ministry the way we have
wanted to over the summer. These were difficult to keep balanced, but it has
been a great learning experience, especially for me (Malcolm).
This
summer brought more challenges than the school year in some ways. I got the
chance to step out of my comfort zone of being in a leadership role when Leah
and I got to lead the evangelism team at Night Vision. The time and energy
spent there was great, and all the effort was not a loss as we learned just the
other day that over 100 people gave their lives to Christ at the event. Praise God for His faithfulness in
working in people’s hearts! God exceedingly showed how faithful He can be if we
are just willing to get out and let him work. I’m in awe of how God can take
all of our insecurities and make them disappear and loose all meaning compared
to watching people come into a saving relationship with Christ. Thank you for
your prayers and help!
Almost
as soon as the show was done, we were off Denver as we had planned a climbing
trip with the three interns we have this summer. The purpose of this trip was
to go climb and share the gospel with climbers we met (and, at least for Leah
and I, to learn how to plan and lead some sort of trip). We really want to learn how to use the
things we are passionate about for the glory of God’s name.
One
story of the week was when we were working on a boulder problem with about 6
other people at the same time, learning about them as we climbed. After a couple of hours the conversation
about God naturally came up and we had a full blown conversation about whether
or not God was perfect and whether Christ was the only way to go to heaven. For
me, there is nothing more exciting then talking to people about Christ while
climbing!
We
had a very fun week as we got to go to Boulder and Mt Evans for climbing, and
Rocky Mountain National Park, Water World, and a Rockies Game for some relaxing
good times. I’m blown away with
the blessings that God have given us.
We got to spend a week in some of the most beautiful places, enjoyed
God’s creation and sharing the best news ever with people that desperately need
him. As always the first time you
do something there is always kinks and quirks to work out, but overall I came
away thinking these trips could be very successful in the future.
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| Sharing the Gospel at Night Vision |
Prayer Requests
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Pray for
those who received Christ at Night Vision, and for the staff who are following
up with all of them!!
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Pray for our
students – freshmen move in August
23rd, our big kick off BBQ is August 25th, and classes
begin August 27th!! Pray that our students will come back ready
to serve, and that students and staff will get the chance to reach as many
people as possible and quickly as possible.
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Pray for
us as we leave August 14th for our last trip for the summer! We’re bummed because we’ll be gone for all
the beginning activities (we’re returning August 27th), but we’re so
excited to get a fun vacation AND get to see some dear friends get married
August 25th in Oregon!! Pray that we will have a safe trip, and
also come back ready to go hard on campus for the 2012-13 school year!!
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Thank you
to all of you who have been sending us prayer requests!! Please know we’re
praying for you all.
