Thank you all for your prayers. Apart from Him, we really can do nothing. We are merely here to present our bodies. Not much has changed in our day-to-day activities. On Tuesday, after a vitalizing coordination, we departed for campus where we distributed 196 Bible study invitations and three gospel tracts; three students signed up at our table. We met a decent number of students who either expressed interest in attending the Bible study or affirmed that they would, as well as six students who were open to further contact. In that evening’s prayer meeting, which consisted of 12 attendees, we spent much time praying over these contacts, name by name.

Wednesday, after another vital coordination, we left for campus, where 28 flyers were distributed and two students signed up at the table. We had three appointments with students today (two additional appointments had canceled), of which one agreed to come to this Friday’s home meeting. In the evening, we had dinner and team fellowship at the meeting hall.

Again, our labor here is truly upheld by prayers of all the saints. There is a marked difference between days that we give to much prayer and days that we don’t. Divine appointments happen, and we are just flowed through our labor. It was not until we prayed for people to come to the table that people came, and it was not until we prayed for contacts that contacts were made. Today, we also met with a girl who was so refreshed that in the midst of the dominating prevalence of Mormonism, the Lord led her to a group of Christians on campus with whom she could read the Bible. We invited her to this Friday’s home meeting and she is excited to come.

Prayer burdens:

  • Bible study: Please continue to pray for tomorrow night’s Bible study. We will be going over the book of Romans. We will also use this time to gauge our energy expenditure among our contacts for our remaining time here. Please pray not only for numbers (keeping in mind that there is very limited manpower here outside of GTCA), but for ones who would remain, and for the spiritual discernment in caring for them.
  • Appointments: Again, please pray not just for numbers, but for ones who would remain. We have also had some promising ones cancel; pray the Lord would secure a solid time for them. Specifically, pray for the time at the home meeting for the student we met today and for a secured and guarded time with A.
  • Campus work: Possibly the greatest need here is a means for shepherding. There have been many saved, but many that have also left. There are no full-time serving ones and not enough students and community saints available to care for new ones. Pray to gain ones who would reproduce themselves and that more saints would rise up to shepherd.

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