Hoping ya'll are having a wonderful Wednesday afternoon! I realized today that I haven't updated my blog for about a week and a half, but a lot has happened since the last update!
Our theme last week was Sucks to Suck. The vision behind that was what to do when evangelism doesn't go well, and no relying on our own strengths to determine whether or not we were successful during our outreach efforts. The only part we can do is plant the seed and hope that the person receives what we have said and accept it into their life. During last week many of us came down with colds, mono...the list goes on forever. With that being said, I can speak for myself and many others who experienced a lot of troubles last week with evangelism. This week though, it is progressively getting better and our health is coming back!
This week the theme is Talk to Me relating to prayer. Prayer is intentionally conveying a message to God. Through petition, praise, thanks, confession, and desperation we can connect with him anywhere and anytime. After our speaker spoke about prayer, our landlord from project, Muriel, spoke to all of us students. This lady is so great! She has a sense of humor and a loving and kind heart for others. It just so happens that this lady is very adventerous and is an incredible leader as she was previously involved with education. She wrote a book by the title of, "Footprints on the Heart." In this book she mentions a little bit about her background and how to leave a legacy and to not get caught up in the many titles that each of us are given in our lives.
Outreach these past few weeks have been challenging but still successful. Students have ventured to Cherry Grove Beach, Broadway at the Beach (tourist/mall area in Myrtle Beach), Myrtle Beach, Barefoot Landing (mall area), and several other areas. Tourist season is still booming here and our work is surely NOT done. There are consistently always people to talk to, even at 9 in the morning as my friend and I experienced today.
As these last couple of weeks have come and gone much too quickly, project ends next Saturday. During my day off on Monday a few friends and I ventured to Charleston, SC for some sight seeing in the beautiful city! I never could've imagined a beach town to look the way Charleston did, it almost felt like I was in Europe! Today my friends and I got up during the wee hours of the morning at 5:30 to go to an inlet about 15 minutes away to watch the sunrise! Breathtaking. That's how I would describe it.
It's hard not to think about next Saturday when all of us will be leaving NMB. But as it's said, all good things must come to an end. Each of us will go back to our campuses with a totally new and refreshed view on outreach and just leading campus in general, not just in CRU but in our classes. I am excited to be an Ambassador to the College of Business this coming year and understanding how to lead and build friendships. The community here in NMB has been incredible, and each of us can take that back to our campuses in hopes of building up the community there as well! There is so much potential for each of the students on this project to make a difference in the lives of many people.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support and pray for all of us down here! I plan on writing at least one more blog before I leave here after this one. Our last day of work is next Wednesday. After that we will begin cleaning and have our end of summer meetings and banquet to wrap things up. Please pray for safe travels for everyone as we head home beginning next Saturday!
Shalom,
Jenna
Charleston, SC
Battery Park
Angel Oak- Biggest Tree East of the Mississippi River!
Angel Oak!
Sunrise over the Inlet
Nice ladies at the sunrise!
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