3 come to know Him

A week or two ago we had a girl on project came to know the Lord! How exciting it is to see God open hearts! Last night another one of the girls on our project came to know the Lord as well. We have been praying for her for several months and knew she wasn't a believer. Our staff team as well as our servant team at Morehead State have been so diligent in lifting her up in prayer. We know she is going to be a evangelism machine because she was sharing her faith and memorizing the gospel and scripture way before she was a believer. It is priceless to see how faithful the Lord is and at the same time learn how patient He makes us. His timing is perfect.

An update: Cameron found a job working at a really nice and quaint Italian ice warehouse. They found so much favor with him that He now works at the store in during the morning sometimes. He is thankful for your prayers.

Here is a cool story. Ryan, (an intern from University of Tennennse and my bed mate) and I were getting ready to plan for our bible study on Tuesday this past weekend. We were sitting by the pool with our bibles and binders in hand getting ready to plan when Alex, a high school student from a city name Surfside, approached us and started talking.

We got into some spiritual conversation as we talked about relationships. I got to share my testimony with him and Ryan was asking amazing questions that had to have been lead by the Holy Spirit. Alex was open to talking about relationships so I began to show him a diagram about communication and guarding hearts in a relationship. The idea behind the diagram is based upon Proverbs 4:23. Through the presentation of the diagram Alex really opened up! We ran out of time because he had to go back to his mother but we gave him our an e-mail address to reach us at as well as a phone number and a KGP (a booklet explaining the gospel.)

Later that night Alex called us back and wanted to hang out and talk about a little booklet that we had given him earlier that day. Cameron and Ryan went to go and follow up with him. He was blown away by the truth in John 17:3. 'I always thought eternal life began after I died,' he said. It was neat that he recognized that on his own. Cameron and Ryan lead Alex to Jesus last Tuesday! Thank you Jesus for being the one that ultimately draws us closer to you.

• Pray for continued recovery of Alex's dad surgery
• Pray that Alex finds some where to plug in and grow
  
• Pray for one of my disciples as they are still looking for job along with 5 other students
• Thank the Lord for another one of our students and Alex coming to know Jesus

Sharing with Cameron

This past weekend Cameron (a student here on project from Duke) and I went sharing on Folly Beach. The weather was great. This was Cameron's first time using a picture survey that we call Solarium.


The Lord led us to a couple from Asheville, NC names Alisha and John. It was really neat to hear John open up about how he has recently been burned by the church bringing politics onto the pulpit. I got to share my testimony and we prayed for them after we had talked to them for a while.

• Please pray for our students here who still have to find a job.
• Please pray for our unity with the men here on project. That everyone feels included and loved.
• Please pray for our study in Romans this summer.

Cameron would like to praise the Lord the job he received at Eastern Aluminum Supply!

Week One

A picture of me during our Staff hunt. I'll tell you about it later.

The students have arrived and it has been great getting to know them, where they are coming from, and here what Jesus is doing in their lives this past year as well as what He is doing in their lives now. I'm privileged to be discipling two guys this summer of our bible study of ten young men. Both of my guys are surfers and brought their boards with them here to Charleston. Maybe they will teach me a thing or two about how to catch a wave. Phil is from Atlanta, GA and is attending college here in at Charleston Southern and Ken attends UNC Wilmington. Pray that my time with these guys one on one is Christ centered and memorable.

This past Friday we had a scavenger hunt for our students in the city. It was great in helping the students orientate themselves in downtown Charleston as well as a blast for the staff. We were also a part of the scavenger hunt. The staff dressed up as locals and hid around the city. Students would receive extra points for finding a staff member. I was pretty hard to find as I shaved my face and dressed up as a hippie meditating in the middle of a Waterfront Park. Apparently the disguise was pretty good because my own guys looked straight at me a couple of times and walked past. It was great fun for those who did find the staff. Our staff team was dressed up as runners in the city, bikers, medical students who just got of work, street artist, the elderly, and even dressed up as Charleston elite. It was quiet funny to see the tourist in the area take pictures of our staff team thinking that we were locals.

About half of the project students currently have found jobs. Please pray for the continued provision for those who are picking up a second part time job as well as those students who have yet to find one. The economy may be tough, but God is bigger.

Outreach on this particular project is very unique in comparison to other US Summer Projects. This summer our students and staff are breaking up into three teams: a Bridges Team, a Good News Team, and a Campus Team. Every student will have the opportunity to serve one each of these teams through out the summer. The Good News Team will be working with the community and serving several local churches in the area. The Bridges Team will be focusing on setting up an international student ministry for those in the Charleston area. The Campus Team will be serving the campus and evangelizing to summer students here in Charleston. Charleston is a hot spot for college students to come and live with its exquisite outdoor architecture and rich cultural history of America. With three beaches close from downtown, no wonder it is a hot spot for both tourist and students.

This weekend the Bridges Team will be hosting a root beer float ice cream social on the The College of Charleston. Please pray that great contacts will be made so that students can continue to hang out with these students and love on them this summer. Also, pray for good relations with the international student relations director as we begin this partnership.

The Good News Team will be working with churches in the area to help the area prepare for Hurricane season. Students will be helping gather flash lights, batteries, and other necessary items to prepare less fortunate families. Please pray that students will show Christ to these churches in the area and that we have a servant heart of Christ.

Lastly, the Campus Team will be hitting the beaches were college students hang out on the weekend. Please pray for good conversations as Charleston is a really Liberal city that is cold to any spiritual conversation.