Week #2

What a whirlwind of a week. I think I’m only going to be updating on Mondays because now that I’ve started work, it’s been harder to sit down and blog every single day. I did start work at Whataburger last Wednesday. I was only a little nervous on the first day. I prayed a lot for the Lord to give me strength and peace. He really did! I made it through the day. I worked the next 3 days and am quickly picking up how to be a Whatagirl and slowly learning to like it. I see such an opportunity to witness and just love on the other employees there. Right now I am just trying to get to know the employees. Watching the other girls cuss, yell, and carry on makes me sad. It reminds me of the old me. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed and the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Now I try to display a “gentle and quiet spirit” while at work. The other workers and managers say that I’m doing a good job and are already saying they’ll hate to see me go at the end of the summer.
One thing that God is working on in my life is giving me a burden for the lost. We had our evangelism conference this weekend. The first night we worked on our testimonies and then went to different tourist areas in Destin. My team went to The Track and we read "The Hideous Doctrine" by John Thomas. It is a very detailed description of hell. I recommend you read it at: http://www.bethanycentral.org/resources/docs/258-.pdf
As I was observing the people at The Track, at a place of temporary joy, my heart broke. I felt physical pain in my chest for the lost. I don’t want anyone to go to hell. It is a terrible, awful, painful place. I’ve been praying since for God to break my heart for the lost. He has answered that prayer: you see a lot of interesting people in Whataburger, especially late at night into the early morning. This Saturday I was there at 6am. Two girls came in that clearly just came from the club and were still drunk. For the next 30 minutes they were there, I was nauseous. My stomach hurt so bad like I was going to throw up. Almost as soon as they left, I felt better. I prayed so hard for those girls. I pray that they will encounter the Lord at some point before it is too late. It is just so sad to see people trying to find fulfillment in drinking and partying. You can't find it anywhere else but in Christ.
Saturday night we went out sharing our faith. When my disciple and I finally found someone to talk to, we figured out that she was a believer. But it was still good to talk to her and I still showed her the bridge diagram. She took it with her to show her kids. Sunday was another day of rest. The water was beautiful! The oil is definitely not here yet but it is speculated to get here soon. We shall see.
I just got the fantastic news that my brother will be playing baseball for Northwest Shoals Community College this fall! That is right across the river from me at UNA! The baseball team is heavily involved with Campus Outreach and several of their players are here at Project. Please be prayer warriors with me to pray that my brother finds God’s amazing love and the fact that He pursues an intimate relationship with us through the guys on the baseball team. Who knows, maybe he’ll be at Project next year!
Stay tuned and faithful to God.
In Christ,
Christine Black ><>