name: shane hutchinson
Update Number Six
Let's see... what to say about the last couple of weeks...
First off, the slip n' slide outreach was great - a ton of people came and we got to talk with a lot of them. I've had some great conversations in the last week with random people out on the boardwalk and the beach. One guy we (me and my friend Mandy) were talking with, Andy, explained how his son was having a hard time with his faith and everything. We told him to come to Pac. Ave. (our weekly meeting) and join us to get plugged in, and he seemed really excited to ask him. Andy was so greatful that he actually paid for both of us to go out on the pier (2 bucks a person) since we had been telling him that we wanted to see what it was like.
Another guy named Brian that I talked to (this time with another friend, Zach) was really curious as to what Christianity was really about. He had never really heard the gospel before - he just got his impression of Christianity from TV and watching people that considered themselves Christians. It's amazing how many people refuse to accept Christianity without knowing its meaning. So anyway, we told him everything from the beginning, and he was really interested. It was amazing to see God change his heart throughout the conversation, going from a very closed mind to the whole idea to actually being interested in accepting it.
In terms of myself, God has been working on my faith in the last few weeks - how much I trust Him with and what I believe He can and cannot do. Please keep on praying for all of us down here, as our time starts to kind of wind down. We definately need it.
God bless,
Shane
First off, the slip n' slide outreach was great - a ton of people came and we got to talk with a lot of them. I've had some great conversations in the last week with random people out on the boardwalk and the beach. One guy we (me and my friend Mandy) were talking with, Andy, explained how his son was having a hard time with his faith and everything. We told him to come to Pac. Ave. (our weekly meeting) and join us to get plugged in, and he seemed really excited to ask him. Andy was so greatful that he actually paid for both of us to go out on the pier (2 bucks a person) since we had been telling him that we wanted to see what it was like.
Another guy named Brian that I talked to (this time with another friend, Zach) was really curious as to what Christianity was really about. He had never really heard the gospel before - he just got his impression of Christianity from TV and watching people that considered themselves Christians. It's amazing how many people refuse to accept Christianity without knowing its meaning. So anyway, we told him everything from the beginning, and he was really interested. It was amazing to see God change his heart throughout the conversation, going from a very closed mind to the whole idea to actually being interested in accepting it.
In terms of myself, God has been working on my faith in the last few weeks - how much I trust Him with and what I believe He can and cannot do. Please keep on praying for all of us down here, as our time starts to kind of wind down. We definately need it.
God bless,
Shane
posted by Shane | 1:13 PM
2 Comments:
It really excites me to see the change in how you talk about God and sharing the gospel. I am so blessed to see a glimpse of how God is working in your life.
i think that the more amazing thing is how much we turn people off to the real center of Christianity by our words and actions. there's a reason you see all that crap on tv about us...and it's because, sadly, a lot of it is true.
i'm excited for you to come home and tell me all about this. i miss you.
danielle
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