blogging early today in case i don't get on later. besides extreme pain and swelling in my finger..today was a good day. we went to the campus and prayer walked like usual..then we did our "surveys." the survey included 5 questions:

1.are you originally from canada? if not, where?
2.when do you spend the most time on campus (so we have more of an idea of when a good time to minister is)
3.do you believe in God? religion?
4.what will happen to you when you die?
5.would you be interested in attending a christian bible study?

the answers we got were veryyy honest. most people didn't really have any type of religion. out of our whole team we didn't find not one christian. that was a little discouraging. i had a few opportunities to share my faith..which was exciting. a couple girls, when asked question #4..answered "hopefully i will go to heaven." i took that as a nudge from the Lord to share why i know i AM going to heaven.

its sad to see that there are so many lost..but its exciting to think what God will do! He is all-powerful! and He is also compassionate and hears our prayers. everyday as we walk around the campus, i am reminded that God has all the control and He will do His will..which could be mind-blowing to us..or it could seem so small in our eyes. but the cool thing is..its God-sized!!

while we were prayer walking we came upon a doe. we were superrr close to it..and it walked about 40 ft. in front of us. it was amazing. the way deer run/jump always amazes me. one leap gets them so far. in alot of ways, as a believer, when i run and leap, my leap is as powerful as a deer, because of the power of Christ in me. He gives us the strenghth we need, each and every day.

so here are some names to lift up:
-continue praying for ziad, the guy we met on the bus. we contacted him and are hoping to hang out at some point.
-april, a girl i shared with today
-mohammed, a muslim i also spoke with
-alexis, another girl i shared with
-andrew, a guy alyssa talked with for about 45 minutes
-and a few others that carson and taylor spoke with

continue praying for my finger. i think i am going to the doctor for it tomorrow since the swelling and pain are getting worse. thankfully, it stopped hurting around the time of our surveys..just long enough to talk with my last person. i believe that was the Holy Spirit helping me stay focused on the mission.

tomorrow we will be passing out freezies (popsicles) and prayerwalking. we found out that everyone is having exams and next week they will all be off and the campus will be deserted. pray for more opportunities to share.