Answered prayers on the field

One huge blessing and challenge after leaving my job at Warner has been the abundance of time I have to go share the gospel with people on campus. My first year staffing (two years ago) was miserable-- I'd EV by myself for three hours at a time and I was so scared, as well as so guilt-ridden for any time that I passed someone by in fear or dread. Last year, I became busier and I didn't evangelize as much, but it was growing on me and I became more comfortable sharing with people on campus. This year, I didn't get opportunities to EV at all (besides STP/ETP) because I was barely on campus anyway.

That brings us to now. It's been still challenging each time I go out, and I think it takes me an average of 20 minutes to work up the courage to approach someone. Am I just not used to it anymore? Or am I just a coward in desperate need of God's grace? Perhaps both hehe. But every time God gives me the courage to talk to someone, it's a huge blessing.

So today, as I'm walking toward "the field", I lift up a prayer to God. "God, I pray that I'll meet someone who's open to talking about Jesus. God, I pray that I'll meet someone that wants to hear the gospel via the bridge illustration. In Jesus' name, Amen." I walk up to this girl next to the inverted fountain, ask her about her beliefs, and she responds, "I'm not comfortable sharing about this with people. Thanks, though." Rejection. I think I was more on a roll though because I walked up the stairs toward Schoenberg, asked the next girl on a bench, and voila! Praise the Lord, both prayers answered!! 3rd year, Japanese music major who is totally open to talking, really willing to listen to the bridge, really thankful that I shared with her, oh my, God is so good!! She was totally ripe for hearing the gospel and it was all by God's grace. It was such a blessing walking away from that conversation, knowing that my God is watching over me even as I cower in strange fear. I'm not alone out there. :) I encourage you all to join me in asking of the Lord because when He answers, we really do feel His love. He cares for me!