Week 2!

The past two weeks have been absolutely amazing! God has really revealed himself to me and developed courage and boldness. We have gone to evangelize to random people in downtown Disney twice, and it was a little scary, but so humbling! The Lord has given me so much courage to open up with random people and talk and listen to them about what they believe. One group I talked to, a group of 5 girls all between the ages of 14 and 17, were really receptive. They had never really heard the true Gospel, and never really gone to church. Their view was that God made you a better person and basically you had to earn His grace by good works. This was such a great experience to explain to them that we are saved by grace not by works (Galatians 2:20). The girls were awesome and really took it. They even want to get get dinner and hang out soon to learn more and to get to know us! He has really worked in me and spoke through me in many ways. He has provided almost all of my finances! Thank you so much for those of you that have supported me! It’s truly a blessing! With your help, I am no able to undergo training so intense and so great for me to experience in college! When I got to OP I owed $710 out of the $1300 total. However, someone anonymously donated to my account, Jesus, and now I only owe $52! This is so amazing, for now I can save for school and everything when I return to Memphis! Everyone here is so great, it’s like we have all known each other forever. Constant encouragement, fellowship, worship, and laughter. Look around you and appreciate other, look at them and know God created them the way they are and love them because of that even more! He has given you people in your life to make you joyful and spur you on! Some of us are going to First Baptist Orlando, it is much different from Hope, but I do like it. It is not to formal and the preacher is really great! The best part is the worship, it is so awesome and real! Kari Jobe, who is absolutely amazing, led worship this morning!! God has even given me a great source for missions in the future, where I would be a photographer and a missionary possibly in South Africa. I don’t know when or if this would happen, but whatever happens I am trusting God. God is so good- He will ALWAYS provide, ALWAYS love, ALWAYS give grace, ALWAYS discipline, and ALWAYS be there. Never forget that, no matter where you are in life, with Him or not with Him, He is with you. He is calling your name and whispering truth in your ears every second of the day. All you have to do is accept and follow what He is telling you. He has His hand out, just grab it and walk with Him!

How you can pray:
That our co-workers’ hearts will be softened and we can build relationships with them and shine the light of Christ (Philippians 2:16-18)
That I will continue to build obedience with long days and short nights of sleep (Galatians 5:16-18)
That finances will be provided smoothly for everyone here at Orlando Project (Matthew 6:26 & 27)
For my room leader’s mom, she is going back and forth to the doctor and they are trying to figure out if she has cancer or not. She has many abnormal cells.
That everyone here will continue building relationships with each other and co-workers and that we will maintain those that we have back at home (Ephesians 4).

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-Shannon!!
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