Around the Walls of Doane: Day 3

As we gathered at the bell tower tonight I felt it necessary for us to quiet our hearts before God and ask Him to reveal anything that may be standing in the way of our prayers. Knowing that in day three walking around the campus could become just something we do at 7:30 p.m. instead of a time where we step out in faith and ask God to truly move on our campus, I encouraged them to take some time to focus any thoughts that may be wandering, and we started our walk. We have had a total of 12 people walking, not including myself, and most of those have come more than once. It is encouraging to see God challenging the faith of the students and them responding.

Throughout the day and into the walk I had been praying for opportunities to share my faith or see the walls come down while I was there walking. When we were about 4/5 of the way done with our walk tonight I noticed a girl shooting hoops at an outdoor court, in the dark. My heart went out to her and immediately questions swarmed my mind. Why is she shooting by herself in the dark? Am I supposed to share the Gospel with her? Is she a believer? Does she play on the basketball team? What in the world will my opening comment be?

After recognizing the coincidence that she was playing a game I had loved so much, by herself, on a day I had prayed for God to give me an opportunity to impact a life at Doane, I decided to ask her if she wanted me to rebound for her.

Christina is a Sophomore at Doane who lives in the "Quads", the notorious party housing on the only wet campus in Nebraska. She was extremely easy to talk to and I felt comfortable asking her questions as I passed the ball back to her after a shot. I came to find out that her roommate attended the Crusade meeting after asking her if she would like to go with me that night. She hesitated, which I took as a good sign, and then said probably not tonight because of homework. I had also mentioned the fact that I was going to be playing ball with my friend Laura Kroese and a few other girls sometime this week and invited her to join us. She gave me her phone number and room number and I fully intend on picking up the game where we left off this evening.

Tonight I realized my desire to be able to step onto a court, build relationships with the people I'm playing with, and share my faith and hope in Christ with them through that. My conversation with Christina was my highlight tonight. Thank you for praying with us.

-terah