Yay for wireless! The church we're staying at doesn't have wireless, and TK does not like my iPhone. Today is our "day off." It's finals week on the campus we're at, and today was a non-instructional day, so we're all hanging out at Starbucks a few miles from campus and enjoying the free wireless and a good cup of coffee.
We've had two days on campus so far. We're doing this "campaign" in addition to our simple contact evangelism. The campaign (heh, such a funny word) is called "Behind the Mask" and in the union building, we have a large sign that says "Who are you behind the mask?" and we've had a couple of different questions for students to answer at a table. Monday was the same question, and then yesterday we used "What masks are you wearing?" A couple of team members stay at the table and engage students who come up to answer the question. Those conversations have been awesome. It doesn't take long for them to take a spiritual turn and we're able to share Jesus with them.
The rest of the team goes out in pairs on campus and talks to students. I've been at both the table and out on the campus and I have to say that both of those activities are good and God has been so faithful in both of them.
Please, please, please continue to pray for our team.
We're encountering soo much brokenness on this campus. Just yesterday one of the guys and I talked to a woman who approached us and within five minutes was telling us about the financial problems she and her husband are facing, the pain they're still dealing with after their son died last July, and how unhappy she is with the Mormon church she's attended since birth. I cried with her as she shared her pain, and I've cried multiple times since then. God is truly breaking my heart for people. He's given me so much compassion and empathy for the students here.
The days are long (8 AM is usually when we arrive at campus and yesterday the campus group we're partnering with had their weekly meeting and so we didn't leave campus until 10 PM), and the emotional brokenness we're encountering is draining us emotionally and then physically. Pray for endurance.
And lastly, again, just for safety. We've had to deal with people who are really angry about what we're doing. We trust God with our physical safety, but prayers for that would be great.
Thanks, ladies! I miss being here everyday. Hope everything is going well for you with your wedding planning. Also, I'm realizing how long this. So, if you made it through it, props to you!
