Submitted by Suzanne…
This past Tuesday we had our first historical prayer walk on the UCSD campus! As we were all gathered around and praying for this campus I thought it was pretty amazing that so many of us from different ministries in our churches were praying as one body of Christ to prepare the hearts of the students on the campus to be receptive to the gospel. We had about 70 members from Gracepoint gathered to pray for the campus; we had representatives from Berkeley College, Praxis, Davis, SF, Element, Joyland, Joytown, Austin, and past missionaries who served in Hsinchu too!
As the DT for that day was on John 4, I was very moved to think that we can have those kinds of encounters just like Jesus had with the Samaritan Woman at the Well.
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” John 4 v.13-15
We prayed collectively that our team and all the Christians on that campus can be like Jesus to be able to winsomely engage people who are tired and left thirsty from the things of this world. We prayed that the gospel would be able to quench the thirst of those that are seeking something more and the truth of who Jesus is can satiate that thirst in their souls. We prayed for this campus as well as Riverside and Minnesota as God desires to stretch us this year with the 3 new church plants. It was exciting to think about the future transformed lives that only Jesus can bring as I imagined that one of our team members can one day be striking up that one conversation with someone on that campus that might lead them to eternal life. How amazing that is and I’m so thankful for the good work that God gives me the privilege to participate in beginning with sowing seeds of prayers through the prayer walk.
A short video clip of the time (please forgive my amateur filming). You have to click on the video twice for it to start playing.
wow, thats amazing! im glad we can come together as one body to pray for these campuses and hopefully one day come and help out on mini mission trips out there. UCSD here we come!!!!
Thank you for your sharing, Suzanne! I’m so thankful that God is using us to reach out to these campuses as He has with Berkeley, SF, CSUEB, Davis, Hsinchu and Austin!
I still remembered when we sent off Suzanne (former A2F staff) to UCSD for med school, and we jokingly said hang in there, we’re coming soon. Gosh… we’re really coming to UCSD. So exciting!!!
Aww, we miss you guys and will be praying for you guys over there in San Diego!! =)
wow, can’t believe that it’s already time for NSWN this week!
Wow.. so many answered prayers. And more to come
wow God is moving fast!!