Another week has gone down here in Jackson and with it comes more salvation, healing, and rededication. This past week was our second biggest group we had coming with close to 900 students taking over Union University. This next week is actually our biggest with close to 1,000 (I think) so prayers will be appreciated! It's hard to not let this become routine. This was my third week of Bible Study and second week teaching tracks so I didn't want everything to run together. Each week is unique because I get to encounter different students each with their own goals, desires, hurts, struggles, and pasts. It's getting easier to talk to students, but it's getting difficult to remember who has what story because I've heard so many already and I'm only going to hear more. One thing God has really laid on my heart is that I need to love people with the love that He's shown me though.
The Bible studies we teach come from Ephesians and it always blows my mind whenever I read a letter written by Paul. Here was a guy who persecuted the church with everything he had. He killed Christians and tried to essentially destroy the church. God totally revamped his world though. He blinded Saul (at the time) and called him to preach to the Gentiles. Saul then became Paul and is the reason that we have heard about the Gospel here in America. Paul tried so hard to reach the lost that he was shipwrecked, floated in the sea overnight, given the 40 lashes minus 1 5 times, stoned, and exposed to death time and time again. Read 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 for a full account of this.
"Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led to sin, and I do not inwardly burn? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness." 2 Corinthians 11:29-30 I feel weak during camp sometimes, but these are the times when I just have to totally rely on God. I'm only human after all. I've seen God work in some mighty ways though. I've seen over 20 people who didn't know Christ before this week come to know Him. I've heard stories of abuse in people's lives and how they can live with themselves now. There are dark places in this world, but we can be the light that people see and God can heal the broken because He's healed me.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support this summer. It really does mean a lot to me. Please keep praying for energy, patience, and a servant's heart for our staff here. I'm excited to see what God has in store this week and can't wait to report back to ya'll!
In Love,
Bill
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