Today, we were able to make a LOT of posters and talk to a bunch of the students that are in the Christian clubs on the campuses.  It was very encouraging that 25 students came, much more than we had anticipated.The students immediately got to work, using their artistic abilities to advertise their rallies and spent time together as students of faith.

Next, we discussed what the themes would be for each day and discussed that our goal is to reach the non-believers and be a light to them.  We wanted to make sure that no opportunities were missed. so our theme for our training was “Don’t miss it!”  We know that witnessing and answering students’ questions can be scary and intimidating, so we introduced the kinds of questions they would be subjected to and practiced answering questions in different scenarios.  We reflected on Matthew 5:13-16 (which talks about being the salt of the world and the light of the world) for encouragement and ensured them that according to statistics, 900 out of the 2,500 students at their school would be opened to discussing the gospel! We also spoke about the importance of starting conversations with others in order to open the door to talking to non-believers.

One student expressed her excitement for the upcoming outreach by saying that she had been waiting for an opportunity to share the gospel to her classmates but didn’t know how to start the conversation.  After today, she said that she was going to take full advantage of the outreach week.

Lodi High School:   60 posters were made to be put up around campus this week and many students challenged themselves to be intentional about giving Bibles and tracts to their friends and peers that were provided by some of the churches that they partnered with.

Tokay High School:   30 posters were made to be put up around campus and students also took materials to distribute to their peers.  One student named Chris took a rather large stack of Bibles, tracts, Jesus films, and Gospels of John with the intention of passing them out to his friends from school.

Prayer for tomorrow:

→   Pray that administrations gives final approval on the location of the rallies at Tokay High School.

→   Please pray that we can wake up early, refreshed, and ready to start tomorrow.

→   Please pray that the students find opportunities to talk to other students and see the fruits of their labor.

→   Continue to pray that hearts are opened to the message this week!