strangers

today for missional core, Will had us pair up with someone we felt comfortable sharing stuff with and just talking about topics with. so i chose the girl next to me. i know her, we're friends, but i don't know how comfortable i really am with sharing all my information with her. anyways, we got a list of survey questions:

1. what are the world's greatest problems? how can we fix them?
2. what is your perception of Christianity?
3. do you think God cares about your issues/struggles?
4. why not wait to have sex after marriage?
5. what brings you joy?
6. are you happy with your life right now?
7. when i say Jesus, what do you think of?

so obviously these questions were for us to talk about with a stranger/non-Christian. Will wanted us to find random people on the street to interview. well, i called my non-christian friend and talked to her. it was really good. we talked for a good 45 minutes when we were only supposed to talk for 20 minutes (oops).

i loved talking about this stuff. its so interesting to see things from a different perspective. especially from a non-Christian's perspective. everything MAKES SENSE. its almost like we're the ones that don't make sense. if that makes sense..? anyways, i hope that i can bring my friend to Christ because that would be really amazing. that would be one prayer answered, and one big step forward in reaching out to the community. i am really excited this year. i feel like we're going to do something good. God is leading us to change our campus.

p.s. la la la la, biking is really fun. let's go biking okay?

we care

so today i went to cradles to crayons with some people from my fellowship (aacf). basically my group went to sort out shoes. we cleaned them up, decided which ones to keep/throw out/donate, and shelved them :) it was really fun and in about an hour and a half, the eight of us finished sorting over 120 pairs of shoes. the other group went to work toys - cleaning them and making packages.

i was amazed by just how much stuff the warehouse had gathered and received in donations. for example, reebok donated a good 40 something pairs of brand new sneakers. the shelves were PACKED with bags of clothes and random stuff. anyways, so as we were working, our leader told us about some children who couldn't go to school for a week because their shoes were so broken down. it was comforting to know that all the shoes we sorted through would eventually help these kids in need. its also uplifting to see just how many people in Massachusetts really care and want to help out. you can be one of them too!

what am i so afraid of

You love him so
You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe
He will never die
But how then will he know
What he has never heard?
He has never seen mirrored in my life

Praise You With The Dance

today i was blasting Casting Crowns and playing tetris when my roommate walked in...

seventy-seven times

please just tell me what