Joe: Previously at USC,
Me and my suitemates went together (we’re kind of like a family like that) to Cru. In small group they talked about the Gospel. Afterward my suitemate Isaac and I went to a Christian Fraternity for a Worship Night.
Isaac annoys me. He’s a pastor’s kid, but is far from the Gospel. He does things that are…questionable.
I judge him. I don’t say anything, but I do. In Cru’s Small group they talked about not judging people. He was the first one on my mind.
We went to the Worship Night. I sat on the ground, praying, God let me be able to be a light to the campus, specifically in my suite.
All of the people in my suite are Christian in name. A lot of them are new Christians, or just not VERY christian. It’s easy to see the distorted priorities. I was thinking about them, and I wanted them to know and be transformed by the Gospel.
I prayed to God to be able to be used by Him in that way.
I talked to Isaac on the way back about salvation. We had a good one on one. He talked about how he hasn’t felt the transforming powers of the Gospel. I told him my testimony. Isaac told me how he related to dealing with sin, how he wanted to change, but didn’t know if he was willing to transform from his sin. He didn’t want the guilt, but is just generally confused. Kind of breaks my heart. Wish I could be a better instrument.
Prayer Requests:
There was an altar call last week. He didn’t proclaim them Christian, rather, that this was a leap of faith, and it was a step forward. Pray for them, that they would remain consistent, and that the leaders who talked with them afterward would speak to them wisely and keep in contact with them.
Pray for Isaac. He needs to encounter the Gospel.
Pray for Brian Mai. He needs to know what Christianity is all about. He’s only been Christian for about a month. He’s struggling. He’s a nice guy. He’s moving forward. I just hope that I can be a light to him, and that he would not see Christianity as a bunch of rules or intellectual assent or a gateway to heaven. Rather, he would see Christianity as a relationship as a realization of seeing our sin, and receiving more of God’s grace over it.
Pray for Tiffany. She’s a girl who’s nonchristian. She’s nice enough, but she’s dealing with a lot of inward pain. I can’t figure it out. She’s extremely innocent to the point of being a little girl really. She needs to be Christian.
Pray for me. Pray that I know which fellowship to go to. Pray that I can be a better friend, a better light upon this campus. This campus is divided, I think the Christians on this campus think that the battle seems futile. They were so happy when 6 people walked up to the front for the altar call, and rightfully so. They haven’t had something like this happen in 5 years. It’s not just a sermon that is supposed to proclaim God’s good news. We’re meant to proclaim freedom for the oppressed. We’re here to proclaim the Good news. We’re here to proclaim providence to the poor, all day everyday.
This campus needs God. Pray that God redeems USC into its glorious position.
