Around the Walls of Doane: Day 7

This was the final day of our Jericho walk, and what a day it was. We discovered that walking around Doane College seven times takes 2 1/2 hours. What an amazing time of prayer. This weekend was also Homecomeing at Doane, and so the atmosphere was very festive. As we walked around we couldn't help but be excited by the fact that God was going to show up and we believed it.

We started our walk praising God for who He is and asking Him to align our hearts and wills to His. On our second lap around we shared with each other what God had been teaching us lately. Up until this point we walked around the campus with very limited conversation. I enjoyed hearing how God was developing the character of our key leaders on campus. Lap three was dedicated to praying for the walls to come down; whether that be in individuals, relationships, between organizations, or area's on campus. After this round we decided it would be wise to take a little stretch break (maybe we should have trained for Saturday more ;).

Last night after we were done walking, Wes, one of our student leaders, mentioned his desire for comfort zones to be expanded. He said he felt like comfort was a wall. So, as we began our fourth time around I told them we would be praying about comfort zones, and getting out of them. Two verses had come to mind earlier that morning (2 Timothy 1:7 and Romans 1:16) and I shared those with the students. One the back stretch now we asked God during lap five where He was already moving on campus and how He was moving. That led us to our sixth lap where I challenged the students to ask God what their part in that movement may be. If God was already moving on campus, which we determined He was, and we asked Him what our part might be, which we did, the question then becomes are you willing to listen and obey. One of the most helpful things in the obedience step is accountability, and so on our seventh and final trip around Doane College I asked the students to share with on another what it was that God had told them on the lap before. We shared what we heard God answer to the question about where and how we might join Him.

And yes, of course at the end of our final lap we all gave a shout and the walls came down! I am confident that God was faithful, it's true of His nature, and that there will be a number of opportunities in the next few weeks for us to see Him work. My prayer continues to be that we as believers would stay faithful and full of belief. I pray that we are obedient in the opportunities God puts before us to join Him in His amazing plan. I look forward to posting stories of what is happening at Doane in the future.

For me this has been an amazing experience and while God continued to grow my understanding of obedience, He also rekindled faith that had become somewhat small. Thank you to those of you who joined with us in prayer. Our God is an awesome God!

-terah