This morning was not a morning like any other, rather it was a morning of mistakes, frustration, and disappointment. We also knew that Fridays are normally the slowest day on campus and were not expecting much. However, while the outward situation seemed to be less conducive to a profitable day on campus than the past week, we prayed ourselves into the Spirit and by the end of coordination I truly believe that members of the team felt fully empowered to cause loss to Satan’s kingdom. Beginning from the setup of our table, we had a constant stream of students asking for Bibles, receiving tracts, and signing up for the UTM club. In addition, at least five students received the Lord at the table.

The room we booked in the Student Centre all week was placed quite strategically across the hall from a Bible study led by ‘Power to Change.’ When their meeting ended, four members saw the sign on our door for “drop-in Bible hours” and proceeded to join us for lunch. We were wary of them, as they have caused severe problems and persecution on other campuses in the greater Toronto area, but with four saints and four ‘Power to Change’ members, we began to expound the four laws seen in Romans 7 and 8. The students were both encouraged in their Christian walk and enamored by the level of truth contained in the footnotes of our Recovery Version. Beginning with a silent astonishment, the atmosphere grew to one of sincere admiration as each one was thoroughly grateful to have attended our nearly 50 minute Bible study. In addition, one of the students was actually roommates with another contact from Tuesday, who had been one of our warmest contacts and eager to join the Bible seminars we are holding in the community.

As the day progressed, no less than seven new ones came to our drop-in Bible study hours and with each new soul entering there was a distinct sense that their spirits were being nourished. As time rapidly approached 2:00 PM, we were then met by the member of another club who had claimed they had booked the room. After reviewing our contract, we then realized that the room had not been booked at all. It was truly the Lord’s mercy that we had possession of the room the entire day, as it was our busiest, and also His sovereignty that we were asked to vacate the room early. Had we not been asked to leave earlier than expected, we would not have checked the contract, and therefore, not been cognizant of the fact that the Lord completely and mercifully covered our human error regarding booking and gone on to pour out even greater blessings and intensified grace on our most successful day in contacting new ones at UTM.

In total we gave out 76 Bibles today, the most of any single day this week. In short, our God is a God of resurrection, bringing us out of our death situations in the morning to deeper experiences of His life throughout the day. Furthermore, our God is a God of blessing, fully covering all our shortages, fully filling all of our lack, and continuously blessing the saints as long as they are in one accord and remain joined to their ascended Head in fighting for His interests. May the Lord gain a shining lampstand in Mississauga, and may He do it through earthen vessels who depend on the excellency of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, those who have no confidence in themselves but on God who raises the dead.