July 25 "What He's Done For Me"

What a day. And what a night.

So last night we had a really good turnout for Coffee House. Garison spoke on "What is the Gospel?" and so were able to open that up for conversation. Some of the guys who showed up were not too keen to listen, but one in particular was. His name is Cade and he really seemed interested in what Jesus had done for him. At the same time I think that he finds it hard to believe. Maybe it's too different. Maybe it is just too good to be true. But between that and the peer pressure to stay as far away from God as possible, I get the sense that there are some obstacles. But God doesn't care about our obstacles! He is God and He breaks down our walls. There is a desire in Cade's heart and  I have been praying that it would become the sort of desire that does not rest until it finds satisfaction. And true satisfaction for the weary soul can only come from one place. Christ.

This morning has seemed to start off very hard. Many of us are tired, ill, discouraged, and so forth. Truth be told- we are seeing so much interest and so much interaction with these kids and I think that the devil is going to do all that he can to stop us. Pray that we would weather his attacks and press on in the great mission that God has given us. Pray for our team and pray for these kids who we are here to share the Gospel with.

The kids at Club are hearing the truth of Scripture! They are memorizing verses and having the songs stuck in their head! Yesterday on the walk back from the field a little girl was singing  "When I think about Jesus and what He's done for me" and so I was able to ask her who the song was about? She knew that it was about Jesus, but not what he had done for us. I got to share with her a little bit about the cross, but today was the day that we talked about the cross in Bible Lesson! Now whenever she sings that song, she can remember Jesus and she can remember the great love that He has for her.

Thank you so much for all of the prayer and support that has been given for this trip! As the trip winds down, so many things are falling into place. God is good. He has blessed me immeasurably through this trip. Pray that Wales would be blessed and would be changed as well.