I checked my e-mail this morning and found a message from Ashley, a girl I disciple at UK, waiting for me in my inbox. Messages from her aren't unusual, so I wasn't sure what to expect. She is coming with my on a summer mission trip to NYC for 5 weeks this summer. I thought you might appreciate what she had to say. It is a bit long, but really sweet.
"So, crazy story about tonight...
I, along with some other band people were over at Alex's place, just sitting there, hanging out, when her roommate Bethany walks in with this guy, and he's totally drunk, but she's not. He's really really funny, talking about all this random stuff, and then he just starts talking about how he's literally homeless, and he's going out to California to live b/c there's volunteers there that feed you and you can just surf and smoke pot all day, and it's awesome. Then, he starts talking about how he became homeless b/c his mom kicked him out, and how he has such a crappy mom, and how his dad beat him growing up and he's had a crazy life, and it was so weird because the way he told it was so funny, and he was totally drunk, but you could tell that it really affected him, and i felt like he was just baring everything to us, who he's never met before, and it was weird because i feel like i empathize pretty well with people, but I don't know if i've ever, ...not really felt sorry for, because he seemed ok with his life, even though it sucked, i mean i did feel sorry for him, but i guess i've just never felt so much like, sadness for somebody so quickly. And it just made me feel so bad for complaining about my life and petty things. Then i realized how happy I was that i was going to New York this summer b/c I wished that i could do something for him, but would probably never see him again, but thought i'm sure there will be a million people like him or just hurting people in general there, and that's why we're going, and...i'm completely rambling at this point..lol.
but basically to sum it up, this guy really opened my eyes tonight to an emotion i haven't felt in a really long time, and i realized that i could actually do something about it and i am by going to NY and i'm really excited :)"
Thank you to those of you who have begun to pray for the students joining me in NYC. God is working through YOU to prepare their hearts.
Abigail
"These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth..." ~ Hebrews 11:13
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