Mustard Seeds

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WOW the first night of missioning was... well it was amazing. I came prepared to push a lawn mower around for a few hours and left... I guess I would say I was feeling empowered. I honestly never thought I would be able to go around and talk to spontaneous people I'd never met and tell them anything, except maybe the current prices of girl scout cookies, much less tell them about Jesus. but God used tonight to change my heart plus hopefully those of the people we invited to church. I was honestly planning on not coming to door-to-door night because a) my parents weren't too excited about it and b) I was terrified. but when the mowing didn't happen, I thought ok, there's got to be a reason for this. Dad didn't stay and I didn't have a way of getting in touch with him to even let him know what we were doing (he doesn't like cell phones)... and so... there I was, walking down Hammel Street with Audrey, Elizabeth, Vicki and Carl to visit some people I'd met maybe once and some who I'd never seen and may never meet again. And I found that even though some of the college kids, or the families of the youth group kids, probably weren't Christians, they were still nice people and that was very comforting. I know that nobody is "good," in the sense that we're all sinners, but I think people are generally good at heart and want to be nice. regardless of their beliefs now, God did create them and He created them to do good works (yeah who caught the mission verse?), and I think part of Him can be found in everybody. And the more that a person gets to know Jesus the more of Him you can see in them. I think I grew tonight. I'm sure I couldn't walk alone through the city telling everyone who passed me about the gospel (like PD did in Berlin) or anything, but I think next time it will be easier. and maybe soon I'll be able to be open about my faith and not plug up when the subject of church comes up. and maybe soon I'll be willing to risk a friendship for the sake of that friend's soul. I'm not sure who my "personal challange" will turn out being this week, I have a few friends in mind (Brittany and Emily I'm pretty sure you know who I'm thinking of) who I've been praying for... wow probably close to a year but haven't shown any interest in believing since I shared the gospel with them a few months ago... my parents... maybe even Kev. maybe all of the above. I'm just waiting for an opportunity and trusting that God will send one my way... He did tonight. by the way, who LOVED those cookies? yeah those were soft & chewy Chips Ahoy... on sale for 70 cents less than usual :). and make sure to drink some milk in honor of Mowing Moosday.