LC, EPA, CA

today was raining from the get go and I hate rain. but i thanked God for his sovereignty. I prayed that if God wanted us to meet different people that we would obey. I didn't see any of the people from the previous days, but I had the chance to teach 4 kids ultimate frisbee. then my 2 teammates met an Egyptian who spoke no German. He only spoke French and Italian. After they talked for 1/2 hour they called me over. i spoke spanish and told him God loves him, and he understood. God's ways are truly mysterious.

South Bay Group

TH, Mountain View, CA

Last night, I prayed to God about keeping me focused and obedient all day today and I really felt that He answered. I felt like I spent my whole day focusing on His teachings and really digging out what He's calling me out to do. During prayer walking, I didn't feel called to talk to anyone, so we just walked around. Instead of getting tired and frustrated, God kept me patient and looking for what's next. I passed by the daycare where all the kids were. I told S&T I had to spend time with them since today was our last day at our park. RIght when I got in, all the kids ran to me and S, who I talked to on Monday, asked me for my address because she wants to write to me. I just pray to God that we will actually write letters consistentley to build a relationship and that God would use me to tell her about the spiritual life and HIs love for us as our forgiver and Savior.

TH, Mountain View, CA

God has opened my eyes this week for sure. When I go home, I want to save all of my friends. God has showed me that I care for my friends more that I thought I did. I want to see them in heaven with me. I plan to talk to my firends about Jesus and tell them my story, cuz I know I already threw away a lot of my chances. This time, I will not let myself not take the advantage of God's opportunity for me to talk about Him. It's my desire to save my dad, and go to to East Asia this July. I think I am not called to take any huge m trips to a different county after this. I feel that God wants be to stay local and spread His word at home and study the scripture even more. I feel drawn to children and I plan to teach children's Sunday School either in the fall or spring. So basically, I want to reach out to my school, my dad, and young children.

LC, EPA, CA

GOd, I pray that you woud help me to set aside time to prayer walk my neighborhood on a weekly basis. Help me also to be intentional in my activities, relationships, and free time. Make me available enough to love others, to see others as you see them. Grow my story as I commne with you on a moment by moment basis.

LC, EPA, CA

Today was an amazing day. There were probably more spiritual conversations than all the other days combined. There was one point I was praying for every member of our team because they were all in different conversations. At least two people I know asked for Bibles in their language. I read John 11 with one person and shared the Gosple to another. Plowing/prayer walking really did prepare the soil. Thanks God.

SP, Palo Alto, CA

My Commitment

I will keep my eyes open and not forget the compassion with which Jesus sees the people around me and even far away.

I have experienced greater obedience than before

In both compassion and obedience, I will not turn back on what has been given as grace to me. i will cultivate both; I will keep my hands open to receive more of both. I will grow my life around core things which now include these.

SP, Palo Alto, CA

Your love is amazing. I am so glad that you are in charge. I saw A again, now for the 3rd day in a row. Tuesday he had his Bacardirum, yesterday he was walking around and around the park. Today, he was sitting on a bench, his eyes moist. Communication was a challenge, but by his expression, I think this is where he was:
"Not so good."
"You-Christian?"
"You-pray"
"Bible... in Arabic?...

He left me his cell phone # for the feild team to fill his desire for an Arabic Bible. I left him my e-mail. Oh, how my heart breaks for a hurting soul that longs to know peace! Oh how God loves and pursues him!

Thank you Jesus for this week! I've tasted of your compassion for your world, of the beauty of your children across the lands: Turkish, Maledonian, Egyptian, Chileno and Mexican, German, American, Chinese... of your love that transcends all languages and culture, that brings healing for bodies, for loneliness, for hopelessness, and whose goodness beckons me forward, out of self and into HIS work and love.

CC Mountain View, CA

I think God wants me to hang out at home for a while. I feel that He is calling me to reap and vintage at youth group and work hard at school with both club and personal friends. As for next summer, I have no idea where He will take me. I would like to go to East Asia, but it may not be in His will

CC Mountain View, CA

I must confess that today I did not try to obey God and walk in obedience the whole day. However, despite that, I think the closest I got to reaping happened anyway. I was sitting around trying to figure out what to do, and God almost pushed me right into it. I didn't feel much like ministering to any of the girls walking around the park, so I was just sitting on the ground. J and L urged me and J to go talk to these two African girls sitting on the bench nearby. We found out that they were also 17 and 18 and spoke excellent English. We ended up talking for two hours about anything and we found that they did consider themselves Christians. I didn't get to share my story, but we invited them to the Sage conference tomorrow and I pray that thye would go. I really didn't think much of the convo till later when J was super excited and talking about it.

TPC, Palo Alto, CA

As I sit here trying to think of what to say, I cannot help but fell that I am incapable of putting my thoughts onto paper. The truth is that I'm mystified by God, I can't even begin to truly comprehend how God has grown me this past week. I do know I'm more desperate for God more than ever before, and that I want my friends local and abroad to share in the same joy of knowing Christ and pursing Him for all He's worth. I have also come to the terms with God being sovergein in my life. So many unknowns loom in my future; I'm happy to simply be obedient and have a peace that surpasses understanding.

TPC, Palo Alto, CA

I feel that Christ is putting on my heart to start ministry on my college campus and to talk and share with many of my hometown friends. I have a lot of non-Christian friends from high school, so I am extremely excited to take my local ministry up to the next level. I also feel that God is calling me to another longer missions endevor in the coming years. I don't know when or where, but I do know that I am desperate to see his name glorified in the nations.