Campus Target

I got a call from Summer, and she didn’t sound good. Her purse had
been stolen!

In our Bibel studies, we look at a passage, have everyone read it, and ask questions about it. What can we learn about people and what people need? What does…

So what lesson have I learned? Not to put my flip-flops out in clear view? Maybe. Or that work up to difficult things, rather than just jumping in. Maybe. Or that my feet should be SHOD with the readiness of the good news of peace? Not likely (the shodding part, not the good news part). Maybe the best thing that I’ve learned in all this is that Father created us well, that running free is the way it was meant to be.

And best of all–the three students that came–Abraham, Kellie, and Lynn–were the same three that attended the first fellowship that we held last year in March. Do you remember? Do you remember how Abraham and Kellie wanted to give up the next week, but Father rescued us? He cares about His people!

We made small talk for a minute or two when he says, “I didn’t do the fellowship last week, but I’ll call some people and do it this week.” I was floored; I hadn’t mentioned the fellowship yet, so it wasn’t me forcing the thing on him. This was an answer to prayer; I had been talking to God about people who wanted to do it, rather than doing it because I wanted to.

You know, prayer is hard to understand. Is it about the words you say? Why does God ask you to pray when He knows what you need? I could go on. I think it comes down to one thing…our heavenly Father hears and responds to the faith of His kids.

The good news is that God uses us oh-so-human people to do great
things, and faith is what rises above a bad day to give us hope.
And last time I checked, God responds to people with faith and acts
on our behalf and for His kingdom.

“Tell me about Jesus.” Is it really this easy?

“I can do this if you help me.” These were the words of Char, who is now called Abe, who you might remember from my last update. Two days earlier, he and Kel suddenly, after one fellowship meeting, had wanted to quit. I had sent out a cry for help to you all and others, [...]

This evening Lily and I met with two friends, Char and Kellie. The longer we talked to them, the lower my heart sank. You see, just four days after our first fellowship meeting, they wanted to call it quits. We asked them why. Too much time, one more thing to add to the schedule, too [...]