weekend.

2.26.10

+leaving the hospital early friday evening, I stepped into the elevator and a guy asked me where the nearest pepperjax was. his girlfriend needed the special ranch sauce they serve. he was very kind, we introduced and I tried to help him out. as we parted ways at the parking garage I handed him a tract. he seemed very grateful, and shocked that I would give him something. he was very kind and I trust he read the tract, and I hope he shared it with his girlfriend, along with her ranch.

+on my way back to campus, I picked up some ice cream for the night at bag'n'save, and handed one to my cashier, Lea.

2.27.10

+after church a very generous friend bought me a meal at wendy's. I had not given out my tract yet for the day so I handed it to an older couple sitting in a booth eating their food.

2.28.10

+me and a friend went to hy-vee to pick up some juice. I left a tract with our cashier, Phil.

yup, still going!

2.23.10

+made another trip to the bank and left my million dollar deposit with Kat. she was a very enthusiastic girl and was excited about getting to keep the tract. after, I stepped next door into the bag'n'save to grab something quick. I left a tract with my cashier, Jessica.

2.24.10

+a friend and I stopped at mcdonalds and we left a tract with our cashier, her name was also Jessica. she started reading it right as I handed it to her.

2.25.10

+my brother took me to dinner at chipolte tonight. I left a tract with the man who made our delicious chicken tacos.

my soul cries out.

2.21.10

+on my way to meet up with my friend to head to our all church baptism, I passed a tract to a girl in the mav village walkway (definitely becoming a favorite spot for me!) she had a black jacket on with a NE emblem. she kindly accepted it with a smile.

2.22.10

+test today. I'm never the first to finish. if anything I try to stay the longest and use all the time I can, to check my work. today however, I finished 2nd! hope I did good...anyway, there is an older gentlemen in this class and he finished 1st. we kind of walked out together and he just started talking to me about the test. then I asked him about his major, he was in the military (woot!), etc. he liked to talk-but that's ok! we started walking out and as we were going to part ways I handed him the dollar bill tract. he stopped and glanced at it, and then said he would read it. I told him if he wanted, he could tell me what he thought about it next time we have class. so far, every time I say this no one brings it up again. so we'll see!

+me and my friend met up, but while I was waiting for her on a bench a girl was sitting next to me. she was mad because the doctor at health services wasn't in and she thought she had strep. I gave her a tract and told her I hope she feels better soon! as I walked away and turned to go up the stairs I could see her reading it.

+we talked to a guy and girl, they were christians and the guy had been to the rock a few times.

+then we met Shawna. she was very kind but as soon as we asked her if she knew where she was going she said, "are you christians?" she then told us about how she practices wicca. my heart sank. I honestly do not know much about this religion, but I do know that they are so lost. the more she told us the harder it was. it's just all based on twisted truth. sometimes I feel like there is no hope for girls like her, but she said one thing at the end, and that was that she didn't completely have it all figured out yet. we encouraged her to keep looking. I know God is way more powerful than I can imagine. I pray she stops believing the devil's lies, and turns to Christ's truths.

Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

I am OK with snow.

2.19.10

+we have had a ton of snow these days, but this day, I was particularly grateful for a little more snowfall. as I was coming back to work after my lunch break, there was a man shoveling snow outside of the clinic I work at. I told him thanks for all his hard work and then handed him a tract. he didn't look up very long but took it with an "okay." I pray he read the tract.

2.20.10

+dad and I spent the day together, he is the custodian for the church that I grew up at and I tagged along to help. he took me to lunch after (what a great dad!) and we went to popeye's (his favorite). as we ordered, my fingers fished for my pocket tract but there wasn't one! I frantically kept searching in there hoping one would just appear, and it didn't. I must have left them in the car. I told dad and he said, well, I do have to make one more stop...perfect! so we enjoyed our lunch and then we headed over to the cleaning store to get vacuum bags. I gave a tract to the nice man who checked us out. later, my college group went to the amazing pizza machine, UNO was having a free pizza/games deal. it was a blast and me and a friend had a tract and gave it to a dude playing one of the games. I asked him to read it before he went to bed and he said, "sure!" the pizza was amazing, but God is even more amazing and I pray these people come to know that truth.

routes.

2.18.10

+again, another long day without actually handing out a tract. my friend dropped me off outside the back of my building tonight. all of the sudden, I look to my right, and this girl was walking right beside me. okay, God! I just said hi, she very nicely said hi back, and I said, "can I give you something? the message inside this little booklet changed my life and I like to share it with others. just read it before you go to bed tonight." she seemed surprised but very gratefully said thank you. then I turned into my building to call it good for the night. it's funny because earlier today I actually took a different route then normal on the way back to my dorm from class, just to switch things up, but I ended up not giving one. then God came through tonight, and planted that girl right there, in front of my home.

power of prayer.

2.17.10

+I had it on my mind all day today, my eyes peeled for the prime opportunity to give out my tract. well. it came to the end of my day, and I still hadn't given one out. I had actually tried giving one to a lady standing by herself outside of our rec center earlier, but as I handed it to her she asked me, "christian?" "I said yes I am..." she responded by saying, "me, too-God bless!" and handed the tract back to me. I was kind of sad because I got my tract back, but then smiled because I met another christian! so anyway, back to tonight, I got home and put my coat and shoes back on, and headed out for a little prayer walk/looking for a person to give my tract to. I eventually turned the corner in the direction of the library and saw a girl quite a ways off on her phone. I prayed, "God, if she needs this message then I pray her conversation ends by the time we pass ways." sure enough, she hung up and I gave her the tract. I think I kinda freaked her out--she responded with an "okay." as I walked off I was just amazed at how quickly God answered that prayer. I pray He amazes her heart too.

Psalm 149:13

Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For His name is very great; His glory towers over the earth and heaven!

million dollar doughnuts.

2.16.10

+so I don't know what the deal is with my recent doughnut posts...but somehow it seems to be a theme! today I went to hy-vee to get a bunch of doughnuts for my residents tomorrow that will be attending my morning program. I explained to my cashiers why I was buying 4 boxes of doughnuts-they were super nice. I had to buy two separate orders because I was buying some things for myself as well, and needed to have two different receipts. well I got done paying and I gave both of them "million dollar" tracts. James was super excited and loudly claimed that he just got a million dollars. he also said, "the message really changed your life?!?!" I said, "yes! it did!" my sacker, Amanda was not as excited but she still took the fake bill. what was funny was that I started to leave with my cart but James came running after me telling me my UNO hy-vee card didn't work. the lady behind me in line must have been real confused seeing me try to pay with what looked like a fake credit card and fake million dollar bills...haha. we just ran the card again and all was well. but when I went back the million dollar bill peeking out of James's pocket caught my eye. would others see it and ask him about it too? will he share that message with his other co-workers? I pray they read the bills and that the message changes their lives too.