Friday, March 23rd, 2012

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Story of the Week

Missions Conference Witnessing

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Greetings! , 

  

 

 

Witnessing at El Modena HS
 

 

Last Friday, at the close of Biola's annual Missions Conference, all Biola students were invited to join CSP in witnessing outreach to five different high school campuses. Many of the Biola students who came to the outreach had never been witnessing before but felt the call to begin boldly sharing their faith as a result of Missions Conference.

  

Sophomores Bethany Crossley and Matthew Lew both experienced sharing the Gospel with students for the first time at El Modena High School. 

  

In the car on the way from Biola to El Modena, Bethany confessed that she was more nervous than excited, but felt it was something she needed to do. 

 

"I've never been witnessing before and I think a lot of times I say to myself, 'I'm not ready,' or 'I don't know God well enough to really share him with anybody,'" she said. She shared that Missions Conference pushed her to finally step forward in action. 

 

Matthew Lew confessed he did not want to go at first, but was encouraged by multiple friends who are CSP mentors and finally felt compelled by the Holy Spirit. 

  

"It was a God thing. I felt God calling me to go."

 

That afternoon at El Modena High School alone, 39 students were approached, 30 heard the Gospel and one made the decision to rededicate her life to Christ

 

Biola students Matthew Lew and Jennifer Hines share with a student.

 

Afterward, Bethany and Matthew shared their thoughts about their first witnessing attempt. 

 

"It was good but it was very difficult," said Matthew. "It was kind of awkward and hard especially when someone's not receptive toward it. The people we did talk to who were receptive were definitely interested about getting to know Christ more - you just got to pray for them to soften their hearts."

 

"I don't feel as nervous about it - I think it's just doing it for the first time," said Bethany. "You just have to do it."

 

From all five schools on Friday afternoon, 285 people were approached, 212 heard the Gospel and 9 people made a decision to accept Christ

 
  

 

Please continue to pray for the receptivity of the high school students to the Gospel and for encouragement to all of CSP's laborers going out for the harvest. 

 

 

-California School Project 

  

 

http://californiaschoolproject.com/