Freedom

Happy 4th of July!!!!  I hope you're all enjoying your fireworks, because I sure am!  This has been a great week so far and I'm really enjoying it.  With the staff members gone, the students have been running the summer project since Friday morning.  Everything is going great and the transition was smooth.  There has been so much growth in the leadership of the students already because they were placed in a position in which their leadership was needed.  I also have seen growth in this area during this last week already and in my own walk with the Lord as well.  When there is a need in the Body of Christ, the Lord equips people to step up and fulfill that need so that He can be glorified here on Earth.  This is definitely being displayed here in Clearwater through the need of the students for leadership and the need of the city for God's Word.

As we've been living here as a community of believers, many of the students have been growing closer and closer with their coworkers, which has been really awesome to see.  There are spiritual conversations in the workplace daily.  It is great to see evangelism as a lifestyle instead of a singular event, which is how I believe it was intended to be.  Being on this project has helped me grow to learn that every relationship that God has blessed me with can be used to help both parties grow closer to God.  I can't wait to apply this concept to more relationships back at school when I return to N.C. State and trust that God will work through me to bring glory to His Kingdom.

I ask that you continue to pray for conversations that lead people to learn more about Jesus here in Clearwater and that the Holy Spirit speaks through the students here.  Pray for the homeless people in the  Pinellas Hope homeless shelter that we've visited twice this summer as well, we've formed many friendships with the men and women there and I truly care about them.  And lastly, please pray for a strong community to be held here in Clearwater among the students as the summer progresses.  Thank you!

~JKW