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So I've been home in Huntsville for a little over a week. It hasn't been too hard adjusting back to this life but I definately miss Beach Project. It was a wonderful experience that I will cherish forever. Reflecting back on it, it was a hard summer! I truly was the hardest summer that I've loved. I learned a lot, grew a lot, strengthened friendships I already had, and made new friends. I'm excited to see how the Lord is going to use me this semester at UNA and how I can apply what I've learned to college life in Florence. I'm on the leadership team for CO at UNA and we had a long meeting one of our last nights in FL and now I am so excited about what is going to happen according to God's holy will this year at UNA.
I am moving into an apartment tomorrow with 2 of my best friends and sorority sisters that were also at Project. It 's gonna be so great living with people that experienced Project as well so we can keep each other's fires going.
I am going to Washington D.C. this Monday and will be there for 5 days to visit high school friends. I'm nervous about money and I've never traveled alone before but it will be exciting!
Thank you to all of you who supported me financially and with your prayers this summer. You don't know how much it means to me!
Thank you and God Bless!
In Christ,
Christine ><>

Sharing Our Faith

I learned this summer about how sharing the gospel is an absolute necessity for our faith. Last Monday, I took my girls to Harborwalk Village in Destin, a tourist hot-spot. We had D group there about missions and evangelism and then I said, “Let’s go share!” They didn’t seem that excited about it but it’s in those moments God will rejuvenate our spirit for evangelism once we go share. We walked around for awhile looking and praying for guidance from the Holy Spirit to show us someone we could talk to. Nothing. My two girls said they had to go to the restroom. I said “I have to share my faith.” So I split off so I could work alone. I found one lady sitting down on a bench with a dog. Perfect setting and conversation starter. We got into conversation about why she was in Destin, her family, and what she does for a living. I told her why I was down here but her family came to get her before we got into a spiritual conversation. I was disappointed, but God can use any situation for His glory. Then I went to a boardwalk right outside a restaurant where people wait for their table. There is a game outside to keep people occupied while waiting: a hook is posted on the rail and a ring on a string. The person swings the string to try to hook the ring on the hook. The Holy Spirit gave me a perfect analogy. I went up to a group of teenage girls and talked to them about the game. I asked them if they hooked the ring yet and they said no. I took the opportunity to talk to them about sin. I said “I feel like that’s my life; I can never get it right.” I preceded to tell them about the archery term “sin” which actually means “missing the mark.” I then told them about a Savior I have that saves me from that sin. I asked if they were involved in a church back home and they said yes and told me about it. They got into conversation with my two girls about where they were from and then had to go. I saw them talking to their parents as they were leaving looking in our direction, most likely about their encounter with us. I hope and pray we got their wheels turning.
The following Wednesday, four of us from UNA went to go play laser tag with 2 of my co-workers. It was so fun! Afterwards, we went to Whataburger to get free drinks and sat in a booth for 2 hours and had a gospel conversation! It was awesome! I could feel the Holy Spirit there the whole time! He placed the answers on my heart for the hard questions they would ask. One kid was being really immature but I got a text from him later that said “Thank you for giving me a new perspective on life. I love you and am so glad we met.” The other guy thanked me later too. It was such a high for us UNA kids! One of the UNA kids, Cole, told me later that he had a dream the night before that he shared his faith with someone. He thanked me for inviting him to come; he really needed that. That’s my point. I think half the reason God has us share our faith is to increase ours! My faith is twice as strong each time I walk away from a gospel conversation!
The Lord is so good!
In Christ,
Christine ><>

Almost Done!

There's a reason it's been so long since I've updated. It's been crazy around here! I finished my last day at Whataburger last week. I went to turn in my uniform today and my manager begged me to come back next year. She said I really made an impact around there, even on the Area Supervisor and District Manager. I truly do love my co-workers and it's hard to leave them.
We cleaned up Project today, moving our furniture out and their furniture back in. Tonight we're going out to eat as D groups and then having a slide show and worship. We leave in the morning!
I'll write again with more details.
In Christ,
Christine ><>