Sojourner

Facebook conversation August 18 --

"Praying for you today. I know that the first week of moving everyone in is crazy. Stood by Jewel yesterday during a walk and prayed for you and your girls. Hope that today is encouraging and full of laughter as you get stuff done." ~ Abigail

"Thank you so much, Abigail. I really wanted to ask you to pray for me when i saw you...but you did anyway! :) thank you again. Talk to you soon.." ~WeyeNeshet

This conversation was only the beginning of something marvelous that God is starting on campus this fall. I met WeyeNeshet while hosting a program for her hall in October of last year. We continued to see one another around campus and met at Starbucks one day, but I never had an opportunity to hear where she was spiritually.

As the Lord began preparing my heart for returning to UK this fall he brought WeyeNeshet to mind. I began to pray for her heart to be changed and open to the gospel. You can see from this correspondence that He did! We made dinner plans for the first day of class and met in the dining area on North Campus. There, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of students sharing updates from the day I was able to talk to WeyeNeshet about Jesus. She decided to follow Him that evening and prayed with me.
Since that day we have met three times to talk through scripture and what it means to follow Jesus. Last week I gave WeyeNeshet a Bible. Saturday she messaged me and said she had time to read and only brought her Bible. She wanted to know where she should start reading!. It is so fun to see her filled with Joy as she understands God's grace in her life.

I have seen 2 other girls trust Christ since the beginning of the semester and am enjoying meeting with them and watching them grow. WeyeNeshet, Cristina, Jessica, and a guy that accepted Christ are all from a number of activities that we did the first couple weeks to meet students. There are about 5000 freshmen at UK this year and we were able to meet about 2000!

Other activities have included co-leading a Bible study for older women in CRU, co-leading a freshmen co-ed Bible study, pursuing international students on campus, catching up with girls I know from last year, and preparing for an upcoming outreach event called "The MAZE".

This week my team leaders are out of town on business and have commissioned me to lead our team while they are gone. Please pray for sensitivity to my team and dependence on the Lord for strength. I am preparing and giving a talk at our weekly meeting on Thursday and preparing our campus and churches in the area for the Maze event on Sunday and Monday September 20 and 21.

Praise:
- For the 4 new believers that my team and I are now meeting with
- My computor is back and in working order after 3 weeks of captivity by Best Buy! My hard drive is in tact and I didn't have to reload everything
- For sweet fellowship with my roommate - we are praying together for her co-workers to come to Jesus. It is so fun to see both of us in places to trust the Lord.
- For God's provision

Prayer
- Leadership as interim director this week
- Speaking in front of the Leaders of Fraternities and Sororities to prepare for the MAZE on Monday September 13.
- For wisdom in what to say and the Lord to speak through me as I give the talk at our weekly meeting Thursday September 16
- The MAZE on Campus Sunday September 19 and Monday September 20
- Following up all of the people who come in the couple days following the Maze (we are praying for 1000 people to come)
- Doctors appointment on Tuesday September 21 for my TMJ with a specialist
- Dessert for Freshmen on Wednesday September 22
- Fall retreat in Bagdad, KY on Friday September 24-26. Mark Cahill is our speaker.

Thank you so much for your prayers! I could not do all of this without you.

Abigail