fragments: Walkup and Up and Up!!!!

I had the opportunity to do some walkup evangelism on campus two days ago - and share a picture!!!! Praise, praise God. I was so greatly encouraged in my spirit. Such a supernatural boost from stepping out in faith and seeing the God of the universe work through little ol' me and my wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ. I'm sooo fired up to desire spiritual gifts, especially that I might prophesy......! Oh God has taught me and shown me so many things this week, that I am overflowing with thankfulness. There's been hurt and shock and heartbreak, but there's been healing and power and revelation beyond anything I could ever dream!! And I know God knows me and cares for me. And I am so drawn to Him. So captivated by Him. So in awe.

And there's a million things on my mind at once. Love, fear, dread, joy --- but I know that I've got Jesus and He's got me and He's never letting go.

Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!!

Below is a post I put up on the fb Walkup page recounting some of the conversations. May God continue to work in these people's hearts, convicting them of sin, righteousness and judgment! I pray that the picture I shared with T will prove that God knows him so deeply, so personally, and that the Creator God loves him so much! I pray he will discover this love in overwhelming volumes through reading the Gospel and meeting Jesus Christ. What joy and crown of rejoicing to meet Tuo in the New Creation - God willing.

10/8/17

K and I just did some walkup downstairs in the Wentworth Food Court

We had two great conversations - praise God!!!

The first was with Tuo, who said he grew up hearing some Bible stories but wouldn’t call himself a Christian. He said he’s just been busy with study and work and following the “routine” of life. We asked him if he’d ever thought about the big questions of life, like if God exists or what’s the purpose of life or what happens after death. He said “I've never thought about those big questions before because I’ve been so caught up in routine, but after hearing you guys talk about it, I think I should start thinking about it, in time.” We encouraged him not to put it off, but start now. I asked him if he had a Bible at home, and he said “I actually have one in my bag - one of those little pocket ones” (WOW. Praise God!). We pointed him to the book of Mark, on page 60, and started telling him about Jesus who died so we could have life. He sounded kinda keen to investigate and start reading it for himself, so when we were leaving, he said, “Mark, page 60, right?” Please pray that he’ll start reading and that God will call and convict his heart, and he’ll meet Jesus!

The second convo was with Sue, who called herself a strong Buddhist, yet through conversation she admitted that she is sceptical about some parts of Buddhism (saying it’s mainly a cultural practice for her) and she also believes in science. We got to have a great chat with her about having a real relationship with God vs following religious traditions and cultural practices, and we all shared a bit about where we find our peace and happiness (so we got to share about Jesus!!). In the end, she said she has a number of Christian friends and likes Christians because they’re very peaceful, though she herself couldn’t be one cos she doesn’t believe in God. Pray that God will reveal himself to her and that many more Christians will speak truth into her life, so she can know true peace which can only come from Jesus.

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Me: Oh an interesting (but encouraging!!) side note!! As we were speaking with Tuo, I was praying that God will give us the words to say and I don’t know why but I kept seeing a picture of a plush toy bunny, so I decided to just (randomly) ask him if he has one. He straight away answered, “Yes. I have one, like from wayy back, when I was a kid”. I totally didn’t expect him to say yes at all haha, BUT God is amazing like that, so I said, “Wow. Well, God knows that you have a toy bunny.” I hope and pray that God will continue to confirm His existence and loving knowledge of him to Tuo. All praise to Jesus!