Campus Target

It was after dark, and Ben and I were just leaving his team’s goodbye party when we heard a strange sound coming from the street – it sounded like wailing. I glanced over and tried to comprehend what was happening: a young lady was walking barefoot up the busy street, her head tipped up to the dark sky, tears streaming down her face, sobbing uncontrollably. She kept walking, and started to veer into oncoming traffic. A taxi swerved, narrowly missing her.

It has been quite a crazy few months! I need to apologize for not writing sooner; I hardly knew where to begin. So I will try to sum up what has been going on with me the past few months.

“I have exciting news for you, Buttercup! Two of my friends started coming with me to the family party, and now they believe in Jesus! One of them just got baptized!”

Michelle was so excited to see me again and share her news. I hadn’t seen her for a year and a half since I moved away from the Du. I was so happy to visit this last week and get to see her!

She pronounced it “Hi Ree,” but when she spelled it, it was definitely H-A-I-R-Y. Sydney and Cozy looked at each other and tried not to giggle. Sydney asked, “Umm, that’s a unique name, did you choose it yourself?”

During training, we had tried to prepare our teams for what to expect. Now the night arrived when we would attend our very first real-life English corner. My team met beforehand to work out any nervousness, and pray for God to send us the right students.

It was the perfect apartment. I stepped inside the spacious living room and could picture it filled with Asian college students. It was right near our campus, and just one building away from my apartment in the same complex. I couldn’t have asked for a better home for Duke and Cozy, the other 2 girls on my team! There was only one problem – the price.

Margaret looked tired and discouraged. She told me how she was single handedly trying to lead a campus fellowship, and felt weary of doing it alone. Lately, it seemed every student had an excuse for why they could not attend the service. One week it was too much homework, another week it was their upcoming [...]

Miranda reached over and clutched my hand. I looked over and saw her crying as we watched Jesus being beaten again and again. It was almost unbearable to watch. For Easter Sunday, we had invited 5 friends to come over to watch the film The Passion. Though none of them were believers, all of them [...]

Tears were filling her eyes as she revealed the deep hurt she had recently experienced. I had barely met Miranda twice before she went home for the New Year holiday. So when Dove and I met with her for the first time in over two months, I was shocked at how quickly she opened up [...]

I texted my teammate Duke: “Where are you? Come back to class. It won’t be that bad, I promise…stop hiding!!”
I knew where she was. Probably pretending to be sick and hiding back at the apartment. I should have known. She hates public speaking.
While our friends are away for the New Year holiday, we are making [...]