Although there were many great things that went on during beach reach, the biggest thing for me was being able to conqueror my fear of talking to others about Christ. I have always heard the importance of telling others about the Lord, but I wasn't sure how to do that exactly. This week I was able to meet some awesome students who love the Lord and I learned so much from them. Through different conversations with other becah reachers and just alone time I spent in the word and in prayer, by the end of the week I was able to talk with others and turn the conversations into spiritual ones.
Mr. Bell,
I would like to thank you for the very kind donation you gave our team! A nice southern meal was eaten and we thank you for that! I have family who live down south but it has been a year since I have seen them, so it was great to get a taste of the good 'ol southern cooking!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Thoughts from Denise
SO, as many of you know, I went to Panama City Beach, FL this spring break. The experience I had there was amazing, to be able to minister to students and be ministered to was priceless.
I was fortunate enough to share part of my experience with my church when I came back to Macomb and even more fortunate that it was able to be recorded.
I haven't been able to articulate my experience as well as it is here. So I'm pasting the website...so that you can hear how God worked.
http://www.ubcfellowship.com/otheraudios/Denise%20Testimony%20031608.mp3
I was fortunate enough to share part of my experience with my church when I came back to Macomb and even more fortunate that it was able to be recorded.
I haven't been able to articulate my experience as well as it is here. So I'm pasting the website...so that you can hear how God worked.
http://www.ubcfellowship.com/otheraudios/Denise%20Testimony%20031608.mp3
Favorite Beach Reach Moments
From Vicki Lantz
My favorite part of Beach Reach was probably holding the signs out by the road at the pancake breakfasts. It was so crazy and such a high-energy thing that you couldn't help but have fun. Plus, there were the random half-conversations that you got to have with people passing by.
My favorite part of Beach Reach was probably holding the signs out by the road at the pancake breakfasts. It was so crazy and such a high-energy thing that you couldn't help but have fun. Plus, there were the random half-conversations that you got to have with people passing by.
Final Nights at Beach Reach
The last two nights at Beach Reach were incredible and awesome. We had the opportunity to serve in all of the evening activities. The van rides were there usual awesome and fun selves. These last two nights we also had the opportunity to serve in the midnight pancakes breakfast. This was a unique experience that also allowed our group to have some more time serving in street teams. All of our group had an incredible time doing this. They were able to meet some Spring Breakers and have some incredible conversations.
The time of evening pancakes also allowed me the chance to take some Beach Reach staffers out in our van to pick up other students. I had a blast doing this. The staffers were so much fun. They had all been doing this for a number of years and were pretty relaxed and excitied to be out of the Base. It was during one these van rides that I had the opportunity to meet a young lady who introduced herself as Pringle. She was by far the most interesting character of the week for me. She started off talking in a little 4 or 5 year old voice and kept telling us how selfless we were to provide the rides and pancakes. In the process of doing this she would periodically cuss. She would almost immediately apologize. The cuss again. Then apologize again. And so on and so on. This eventually devolved into her making the assertion that if Jesus were here that He would cuss and then she proceeded to tell us all of the words He would have been using. Her friends tried to calm her down but to no avail.
This story is both sad and funny at the same time. I think if you can not laugh at something like this then You will get too bogged down in the tragedy of where she was and how she lacked any real control over herself, her body, or her mind. It is also scary because if not for her friends being there to watch her then she would have been easy prey for any person who wanted to do harm to her. What makes it even worse is that she was not alone in this. She is one of thousands of men and women who, because of their choice to get drunk, were easy prey.
Our week at PCB was incredible. I know without a doubt that we were able to directly touch the lives of thousands of students. I also know that many seeds of Truth were planted or watered. We may never see the fruit of these efforts this side of Heaven but that does not make them any less valuable to meaningful. Please continue to pray for the Week 3 crew as they have a couple of days left of ministry. Please also continue to pray for the Beach Reachers as they go back to their campuses and look to continue to plant the seeds of Hope and Faith. And finally pray for those students who are searching for truth and meaning in their lives. Pray that God will send brothers and sisters who will "help feed the hungry and stand by the broken"
The time of evening pancakes also allowed me the chance to take some Beach Reach staffers out in our van to pick up other students. I had a blast doing this. The staffers were so much fun. They had all been doing this for a number of years and were pretty relaxed and excitied to be out of the Base. It was during one these van rides that I had the opportunity to meet a young lady who introduced herself as Pringle. She was by far the most interesting character of the week for me. She started off talking in a little 4 or 5 year old voice and kept telling us how selfless we were to provide the rides and pancakes. In the process of doing this she would periodically cuss. She would almost immediately apologize. The cuss again. Then apologize again. And so on and so on. This eventually devolved into her making the assertion that if Jesus were here that He would cuss and then she proceeded to tell us all of the words He would have been using. Her friends tried to calm her down but to no avail.
This story is both sad and funny at the same time. I think if you can not laugh at something like this then You will get too bogged down in the tragedy of where she was and how she lacked any real control over herself, her body, or her mind. It is also scary because if not for her friends being there to watch her then she would have been easy prey for any person who wanted to do harm to her. What makes it even worse is that she was not alone in this. She is one of thousands of men and women who, because of their choice to get drunk, were easy prey.
Our week at PCB was incredible. I know without a doubt that we were able to directly touch the lives of thousands of students. I also know that many seeds of Truth were planted or watered. We may never see the fruit of these efforts this side of Heaven but that does not make them any less valuable to meaningful. Please continue to pray for the Week 3 crew as they have a couple of days left of ministry. Please also continue to pray for the Beach Reachers as they go back to their campuses and look to continue to plant the seeds of Hope and Faith. And finally pray for those students who are searching for truth and meaning in their lives. Pray that God will send brothers and sisters who will "help feed the hungry and stand by the broken"
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Reflecting on Beach Reach - Vicki
When Patrick first talked to us about Beach Reach (I think it was sometime first semester), my initial reaction was to says no. First of all, I had never been on a missions trip before, so I would have had no idea what to expect. Also, I had been to South Padre Island for Spring Break a few years ago with my family, so I was thinking "Oh, it's just a bunch of drunk college students." Duh, that's why we're doing this.
Then, Patrick mentioned it again in January. This time, I was like, "Maybe, I need to think about it." I kept putting it off and putting it off, not wanting to have to make the decision. I kind of wanted to go, but I also didn't because I didn't know what to expect. I talked my parents about it, and they were like, "If you want to do this, we'll give you the money that you need." I had also promised Patrick that if I did not go this year, I would for certain go next year.
Finally, about a week or so before the final deadline, I told Patrick, "Ok, before I make my final decision, we need to talk." So, we sat down one Monday night after the BCM meal and hashed the whole thing out. Basically, the main reasons I didn't want to go was because a.) I had never gone on a mission trip before, b.) I had never really had a lot of experience with witnessing before, and c.) it was something really out of my comfort zone. There were also reasons for me to go, though. First of all, it would be an opportunity for me to grow; you know, that whole 'get out of your comfort zone' thing. Secondly, I felt that God really wanted me to go. Evenually, some missions trip would have to be my first missions trip, so why not this one? Patrick and I talked for a really long time, and we finally agreed that I should go, so I finally said yes.
That seemed like the easy part. In the weeks leading up to the trip. I totally started freaking myself out. I had no idea what to expect, and all that jazz all over again. Then we finally got there, and I was like, "Why was I freaking myself out so much? This is so much fun!" If you ask my parents, they will tell that I said I felt like an idiot for freaking myself out so much.
Looking back on the week, I had so much fun. Like I said in my other post, the worship services were just awesome; pretty much the best ones I have ever experienced. Wednesday night was probably the best. Those of you who heard Denise talk this morning in church will know what I'm talking about. Near the end, the worship leader said something to the effect of, "Didn't you guys just feel like the roof could have flown off?" I agree with that a lot. There were a couple times during the different worship services throughout the week when I just got so choked up by some of the songs we were singing that I started to tear up a little. It was just awesome.
The street teams/van rides/pancake meals weren't quite what I expected. As I said before, I had never done a whole lot of witnessing before, so I was not really comfortable just walking up to a person and saying something to the effect of, "Want to hear about how much God loves you?" To be perfectly honest, I didn't really do a whole lot of 'witnessing' while we were there. My first night on street teams, we got into a really good discussion with two different pairs of people (the infamous "Salty's guys" and then at the midnight pancake meal), but never really had the actual "Do you want to accept Christ?"-type of discussion.
For the van rides, I worked as navigator. When you're trying to find stuff on a map, it's kind of hard to get into a discussion with the people behind you. I was actually good with that, though, because then that gave other people to have those discussions.
At the pancake breakfasts, I pretty much stood out on the side of the road with the banners trying to get people to come in to the breakfasts. I was also good with that because it was such a high-energy activity, what with all the yelling at the passing cars and random half-discussions with people in passing cars. I helped bring the people into the pancake breakfast so that the people inside could have the discussions with them.
This year, I mostly served as the conduit for other Beach Reachers to have those discussions. Next time (either next year or my senior year), I'll probably go the next step and start to do more of that actual witnessing-type stuff.
Then, Patrick mentioned it again in January. This time, I was like, "Maybe, I need to think about it." I kept putting it off and putting it off, not wanting to have to make the decision. I kind of wanted to go, but I also didn't because I didn't know what to expect. I talked my parents about it, and they were like, "If you want to do this, we'll give you the money that you need." I had also promised Patrick that if I did not go this year, I would for certain go next year.
Finally, about a week or so before the final deadline, I told Patrick, "Ok, before I make my final decision, we need to talk." So, we sat down one Monday night after the BCM meal and hashed the whole thing out. Basically, the main reasons I didn't want to go was because a.) I had never gone on a mission trip before, b.) I had never really had a lot of experience with witnessing before, and c.) it was something really out of my comfort zone. There were also reasons for me to go, though. First of all, it would be an opportunity for me to grow; you know, that whole 'get out of your comfort zone' thing. Secondly, I felt that God really wanted me to go. Evenually, some missions trip would have to be my first missions trip, so why not this one? Patrick and I talked for a really long time, and we finally agreed that I should go, so I finally said yes.
That seemed like the easy part. In the weeks leading up to the trip. I totally started freaking myself out. I had no idea what to expect, and all that jazz all over again. Then we finally got there, and I was like, "Why was I freaking myself out so much? This is so much fun!" If you ask my parents, they will tell that I said I felt like an idiot for freaking myself out so much.
Looking back on the week, I had so much fun. Like I said in my other post, the worship services were just awesome; pretty much the best ones I have ever experienced. Wednesday night was probably the best. Those of you who heard Denise talk this morning in church will know what I'm talking about. Near the end, the worship leader said something to the effect of, "Didn't you guys just feel like the roof could have flown off?" I agree with that a lot. There were a couple times during the different worship services throughout the week when I just got so choked up by some of the songs we were singing that I started to tear up a little. It was just awesome.
The street teams/van rides/pancake meals weren't quite what I expected. As I said before, I had never done a whole lot of witnessing before, so I was not really comfortable just walking up to a person and saying something to the effect of, "Want to hear about how much God loves you?" To be perfectly honest, I didn't really do a whole lot of 'witnessing' while we were there. My first night on street teams, we got into a really good discussion with two different pairs of people (the infamous "Salty's guys" and then at the midnight pancake meal), but never really had the actual "Do you want to accept Christ?"-type of discussion.
For the van rides, I worked as navigator. When you're trying to find stuff on a map, it's kind of hard to get into a discussion with the people behind you. I was actually good with that, though, because then that gave other people to have those discussions.
At the pancake breakfasts, I pretty much stood out on the side of the road with the banners trying to get people to come in to the breakfasts. I was also good with that because it was such a high-energy activity, what with all the yelling at the passing cars and random half-discussions with people in passing cars. I helped bring the people into the pancake breakfast so that the people inside could have the discussions with them.
This year, I mostly served as the conduit for other Beach Reachers to have those discussions. Next time (either next year or my senior year), I'll probably go the next step and start to do more of that actual witnessing-type stuff.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Thoughts from Johnathan
One of the things God has really been teaching me this week so far is that we humans, as creations in His image really can’t rely on our feelings very much. This seems to be true even if our desire is only about Him. I am learning that feelings can be trusted, but that we must trust our situations more. No matter how we feel, God decides to put us in situations He desires us to be in. Those situations are very often uncomfortable for us, but to really allow ourselves to be taken by God’s presence and trusting in the situations He puts us in, for me at least, has been one of those ultimate characteristics of obedience. Faith, hope and love are some good things he gave us, but the greatest is love. The situations I have been in here at Beach Reach have not always felt comfortable. I have wanted to jump out of the van a few times just to get away, but the toughest people to love for me sometimes is the people I used to work so hard to fit in with. Even though I want no part of the desires of the flesh, all those memories come back concerning the corpse I was yesterday. I have always seen love as an action and not a word, and it really never meant the extent of what it does now before getting saved and even as it has been redefined through my relationship with my significant other. Regardless of any feeling I have, The ultimate trust in God is simply to let Him take me into these uncomfortable situations where I am continuously reminded of that corpse, of that broken me. I don’t wish to ever be arrogant again like I was when I was 15, but the world sometimes lays it down on us to listen more to our feelings of hurt that the faith in God that is capable of coming through from it. Ever since I was baptized in October I have come across so many challenges that I was so blind to before. I am so much more aware of my surroundings along with the feelings I feel. It is so true that the decision to allow Jesus into your heart makes such an impact, but nothing fulfills the holes of our hearts like giving up everything just to walk in the way of the lord. It sounds so crazy, love is somehow defined by the way Christ denied his own glory for just a few moments in the eternal time spectrum to show us how he cares for his people. If not for that moment of Christ placing his full concern on us, we may have never acquired the perfect example we have to live by. It is never easy to walk the walk, but if I am not seeking the lord, what am I worshiping? I find myself here in
Thoughts From Sarah G.
This week has been beyond description. God has been preparing me for this moment. He has filled me up and sent me out. If we pray for our hearts to be broken, that is exactly what God will do.
Night/Day #3
This day began for us as servers at the Pancake breakfast. We each had a variety of jobs including cleaning tables and 'working the lines.' This was a good experience for all as we were able to talk with students from all over the country and just get to know them and maybe just maybe show them some of the love Jesus has for them. I am not sure of the total number of students served but I know the line was so long some students decided not to stay even though it was free. The line extended from the door and down the sidewalk about 60-70 feet.
For the nights activities we spent most of our time doing van rides. We also once again (same as night #1) were able to send out Sarah and Denise to work with some other Beach Reachers on street teams. On the van rides we had one of the Beach Reach staffers come and join us (we need two guys in the back on each van). God had laid some things on his heart that he was supposed to share with Spring Breakers and we had an opening. What is so amazing about this is that I nearly did not let the Beach Reach staff know that we did not have enough guys for the night but I saw the on site coordinator on my way to diner and just let him know. This was a divine appointment. As it turns out we only had the time to make 3 runs (most vans make anywhere from 6-10 in the same period of time). The main reason for this is that we had an incredible discussion with one student.
This young man came to us with 6 other friends. As they were getting on and settled there was the usual chit chat and small talk then Whitney was able to turn the conversation towards spiritual things as were coming close to our scheduled drop off. This eventually lead to Robbie (the staffer) to share what God had lead him to type up earlier that day. It is kind of hard to explain it all but it revolves around the idea of how foolish it would be for a Shepherd to leave 99 perfectly healthy sheep to go and chase 1 sheep. This would be bad shepherding yet this is how much God loves us. After he finished reading the response from most of those on the van was 'Wow!, That was deep man!" Most of the party got off but one of them wanted to stay because he wanted to talk more about Christianity and God. He grew up Catholic and has a great amount of knowledge about Christ and the Bible yet there seem to be lacking that personal touch of any kind of true relationship. Our group talked to him for a long time and we eventually dropped him and our two guys off for our free midnight pancakes. The guys continued to talk with him until about 1 am. He left them on his way home with the promise to think about and consider all of the things they had shared with him. The guys were each able to share their testimonies with him. I firmly believe that God will use that conversation to bring this young man closer to Him. I also know that we were able to keep him out of the clubs and bars for at least one night and maybe just maybe he needed that more than he realized.
These kinds of nights and conversations are at the heart of what Beach Reach is all about. It is about meeting students needs and leading them towards Christ. I know for sure we had 4-5 professions of faith last night. I know we also many other conversations that planted seeds and drew people at least a little bit closer to the Almighty God of the Universe. I hope you have either been able to read the live prayer blog at night have taken the time to go back and read it. The prayer tells the story of Beach Reach better than I can because it shows you more of what it going on. Please take some time today and praise God for how He is using college students and others to change lives here in PCB.
After his time with the young man at pancakes Johnathan was able to connect up with some other Beach Reachers to do some street ministry. The rest of his evening was filled with hearing people's stories and trying to point them towards the Savior. The rest of our group spent our last 1.5 hours in the prayer room.
The prayer room is such an awesome place here. It is the heart beat of the ministry itself. We would be working in vain if did spend time in prayer before the Father. It is hard to describe what you see there but there are letters to God, paintings about and for Him and students scared all over the place reading scripture and praying. Many times students will simply stand up and read passages God lays on their heart. It is such an awesome time.
This has been an amazing trip! God has done so much for us, thru us and around us. He has done so much that is hard to get it all on paper (or on a blog!). He is such an amazing God and I am looking forward to what He has in store for us the rest of this week.
For the nights activities we spent most of our time doing van rides. We also once again (same as night #1) were able to send out Sarah and Denise to work with some other Beach Reachers on street teams. On the van rides we had one of the Beach Reach staffers come and join us (we need two guys in the back on each van). God had laid some things on his heart that he was supposed to share with Spring Breakers and we had an opening. What is so amazing about this is that I nearly did not let the Beach Reach staff know that we did not have enough guys for the night but I saw the on site coordinator on my way to diner and just let him know. This was a divine appointment. As it turns out we only had the time to make 3 runs (most vans make anywhere from 6-10 in the same period of time). The main reason for this is that we had an incredible discussion with one student.
This young man came to us with 6 other friends. As they were getting on and settled there was the usual chit chat and small talk then Whitney was able to turn the conversation towards spiritual things as were coming close to our scheduled drop off. This eventually lead to Robbie (the staffer) to share what God had lead him to type up earlier that day. It is kind of hard to explain it all but it revolves around the idea of how foolish it would be for a Shepherd to leave 99 perfectly healthy sheep to go and chase 1 sheep. This would be bad shepherding yet this is how much God loves us. After he finished reading the response from most of those on the van was 'Wow!, That was deep man!" Most of the party got off but one of them wanted to stay because he wanted to talk more about Christianity and God. He grew up Catholic and has a great amount of knowledge about Christ and the Bible yet there seem to be lacking that personal touch of any kind of true relationship. Our group talked to him for a long time and we eventually dropped him and our two guys off for our free midnight pancakes. The guys continued to talk with him until about 1 am. He left them on his way home with the promise to think about and consider all of the things they had shared with him. The guys were each able to share their testimonies with him. I firmly believe that God will use that conversation to bring this young man closer to Him. I also know that we were able to keep him out of the clubs and bars for at least one night and maybe just maybe he needed that more than he realized.
These kinds of nights and conversations are at the heart of what Beach Reach is all about. It is about meeting students needs and leading them towards Christ. I know for sure we had 4-5 professions of faith last night. I know we also many other conversations that planted seeds and drew people at least a little bit closer to the Almighty God of the Universe. I hope you have either been able to read the live prayer blog at night have taken the time to go back and read it. The prayer tells the story of Beach Reach better than I can because it shows you more of what it going on. Please take some time today and praise God for how He is using college students and others to change lives here in PCB.
After his time with the young man at pancakes Johnathan was able to connect up with some other Beach Reachers to do some street ministry. The rest of his evening was filled with hearing people's stories and trying to point them towards the Savior. The rest of our group spent our last 1.5 hours in the prayer room.
The prayer room is such an awesome place here. It is the heart beat of the ministry itself. We would be working in vain if did spend time in prayer before the Father. It is hard to describe what you see there but there are letters to God, paintings about and for Him and students scared all over the place reading scripture and praying. Many times students will simply stand up and read passages God lays on their heart. It is such an awesome time.
This has been an amazing trip! God has done so much for us, thru us and around us. He has done so much that is hard to get it all on paper (or on a blog!). He is such an amazing God and I am looking forward to what He has in store for us the rest of this week.
Thoughts From Vicki
I've only been here about a day and a half and already I can tell that I made the right choice in coming here. Just the worship services alone have been amazing. I can really feel God's presence. Also, the people here are so awesome. Even though we're from different parts of the country, we all are here for the same purpose. It is amazing to see so many people in the same place on fire for God.
Last night (Night #1) during the van ride part of our evening I was the designated Navigator for our van the 'Funky Chicken.' It was interesting experience, since I did not know where a majority of the places were, many of them were not even on the maps we had and the guide for the map was all messed up. But it was still a really cool experience. Our first actual pick-up (first was a no-show) got in to a really good discussion with Johnathan and the other people in the back. We ended up going around the block again and then sat on the side of the road for about another five or ten minutes.
After that we had 3 more pick-ups before we were done. Not much discussion was made with those. By the time we got back to our rooms, around 3 am, I was completely beat and fell asleep almost immediately.
Last night (Night #1) during the van ride part of our evening I was the designated Navigator for our van the 'Funky Chicken.' It was interesting experience, since I did not know where a majority of the places were, many of them were not even on the maps we had and the guide for the map was all messed up. But it was still a really cool experience. Our first actual pick-up (first was a no-show) got in to a really good discussion with Johnathan and the other people in the back. We ended up going around the block again and then sat on the side of the road for about another five or ten minutes.
After that we had 3 more pick-ups before we were done. Not much discussion was made with those. By the time we got back to our rooms, around 3 am, I was completely beat and fell asleep almost immediately.
Night # 2
Sorry for the delay in getting this posted. Internet does not always work around here.
Our 2nd night here as even more exciting than the first. We spent the entire night doing Van rides and street teams though we did call it a night a little early because we had pancake duty the next morning at 9am. In essence this means we got back to our rooms by 2 am instead of 3 am.
This night we had on our van Johnathan, Sarah, Denise and Johnathan (from SIU-E). We probably transported about 30 people that night. Most of the rides we had the opportunity share some truth about Jesus and in at least one ride we were able to specifically share the Gospel. This night was in some ways more intense for me as the driver since the parties were bigger and we had more runs into the party areas. This meant more people crossing the road without looking and more people simply falling into the road since they were either drunk or high.
We sent Vicki and Whitney out with some street teams. I know they were able to have some wonderful conversations with some guys. They also became witness to an interesting fighting that involved a mooning and high heels as a deadly weapon. You can ask them about this one later. It is pretty interesting little story.
I know our transportation volume increased by about 150-200 people which means that in two nights we have transported about 1300-1400 people. The amazing part is that if we had more people and and more vans then we could be transporting even more. There is such a need here and it is my hope and prayer that more and more college groups will catch the vision of Beach Reach send students and vans next year.
Thank You for all of your prayers for us on the other Beach Reachers. This trip has been amazing so far.
Our 2nd night here as even more exciting than the first. We spent the entire night doing Van rides and street teams though we did call it a night a little early because we had pancake duty the next morning at 9am. In essence this means we got back to our rooms by 2 am instead of 3 am.
This night we had on our van Johnathan, Sarah, Denise and Johnathan (from SIU-E). We probably transported about 30 people that night. Most of the rides we had the opportunity share some truth about Jesus and in at least one ride we were able to specifically share the Gospel. This night was in some ways more intense for me as the driver since the parties were bigger and we had more runs into the party areas. This meant more people crossing the road without looking and more people simply falling into the road since they were either drunk or high.
We sent Vicki and Whitney out with some street teams. I know they were able to have some wonderful conversations with some guys. They also became witness to an interesting fighting that involved a mooning and high heels as a deadly weapon. You can ask them about this one later. It is pretty interesting little story.
I know our transportation volume increased by about 150-200 people which means that in two nights we have transported about 1300-1400 people. The amazing part is that if we had more people and and more vans then we could be transporting even more. There is such a need here and it is my hope and prayer that more and more college groups will catch the vision of Beach Reach send students and vans next year.
Thank You for all of your prayers for us on the other Beach Reachers. This trip has been amazing so far.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Night # 1
We had our first night in the vans and on the streets. It was an amazing night. We began our evening with an incredible time of worship which included a time of communion. From there group spent about 2.5 hours in the prayer room. While here we had the opportunity to write letters, drawings and paintings for God. We also had numerous people simply reading Scriptures as they felt lead. All the while we were also taking in specific prayers from the vans. This time lasted until 11:15/30 pm.
At this point our little group combined with another group and hit the streets and vans. Most of our group rode in our Van-“Funky Chicken” while 2 of our girls were on a street team. In the van we had some wonderful conversations. All of the students were so thankful for the free rides and pancakes. Most of them were also very willing to discuss spiritual matters and one young man in particular had a lot of questions which our group was able to answer for him.
Please continue to pray for all of the students we come in contact with. Many of them are struggling their purpose in life and why they are even here at Spring Break. You can check out the live prayer needs each night on the Beach Reach Blog (http://beachreachlivepcb.typepad.com).
Soon we will begin to get some of the students to begin writing what they have been able to experience here in PCB.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
We Made It!!
So the great journey of Beach Reach 2008 got off to a rather snowy start. We did however make it safely through the "Blizzard 2008." After reaching blazing speeds of 45 mph we cruised into Nashville at about 3:30 am Saturday. After a brief nap we continued on finally arriving in Panama City Beach at about 6:15 pm. It was a long trip but all is well.
Tonight begins the heart of the ministry of Beach Reach. Our team will begin by serving in the prayer room and then we will be on vans starting at 11 pm.
We have a lot more to share in both words and pictures. We hope to get these to you some time tomorrow. Thanks for all of your support.
Tonight begins the heart of the ministry of Beach Reach. Our team will begin by serving in the prayer room and then we will be on vans starting at 11 pm.
We have a lot more to share in both words and pictures. We hope to get these to you some time tomorrow. Thanks for all of your support.
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