I wanted to take a second to tell you all about what God is doing here at GA Southern. We've been trying to spend considerable time both reaching out evangelistically to unbelievers and inwardly through discipleship by proficiently training our students how to walk with God for the rest of their lives.
I'll share 2 quick stories to illustrate:
Corrie has been spending a lot of time with a girl named Sarah, the girlfriend of one of our guys in discipleship. She grew up around the church, but it was mostly a cultural thing and not a real relationship she possessed with God. She came into the semester thinking she was a good person and was ok with God. Through Corrie's friendship and exposure to other godly women, Sarah began coming to our weekly meetings, our Fall Retreat, and even started a Bible study with Corrie. Just recently, Sarah has been putting together everything the Lord has taught her over the semester and realized that at the Fall Retreat she actually entered into a real relationship with Jesus Christ. Her desires are changed and the direction she wants to take with her life has changed too!
Also, I (Mike) have been discipling a large group of leaders for a couple of years now. These men are starting to truly mature and develop as followers of Jesus and as spiritual leaders too. Two of them, Casey and Mike Rosser, are guys that I'm partnering in ministry with. We've been able to start two flag football teams in Watson (a dorm on campus) with about 30 guys coming around. God has truly blessed this endeavor. Through our ministry in Watson, one guy has come to Christ, about 15 are coming to an investigative bible study, we've discovered about 1/2 dozen Christians are there and are now learning how to study/memorize God's Word and pray with us, and a passion, eagerness, and interest to know Christ is starting to pervade the whole dorm. And the amazing thing is that God is using these two ordinary men to do the extraordinary. They are truly beginning to see the joys that come along with spiritual leadership.
I share this with you because I want you to rejoice with us in praising our Father in heaven. Only He can pull off stuff like this. God changes hearts. God transforms lives. God turns the world upside down with ordinary people.
Thanks for your prayers and support! Corrie and I are truly blessed to be connected to you and have you on our team!
Love,
PICTURES OF SARAH, CASEY, and MIKE ROSSER
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