Walking by Faith

Students Speak - Summer Beach Project 2010 from Campus Outreach @ Berry on Vimeo.

Blue Team getting ready for Beach Olympics the first week!


Thank you for investing in our students and helping them grasp the infinite love of our God. I can not begin to tell you about the countless conversations about the gospel I have gotten the privilege to have with students this summer. That you have invested in as well!

Please keep praying for the students at Beach Project that are investing their summers in knowing our God and making Him known.


Pray:

-That all the students at beach project (there are 215 total) would know Christ before the end of the summer.

-That the Lord would continue to give students excitement for sharing their faith and for discipleship

-That as we make plans for the upcoming semester at Montevallo that the Lord would make His will evident

DUring the summer we train students how to evangelize by evangelizing!! Here are just a few stories of how that is going.

"Hey guys, just wanted to pass along, if you haven’t heard already, that a guy two of our students shared with this summer may have become a Christian. He is a clerk at the Tom Thumb with the Post Office and they are following up with him. They are very encouraged and thought you all would be also. Praise God for what he can do through cold turkey evangelism!"

I also have some people that we have gotten to share with this summer that you can pray for...

Claire and I got to share with Sabrina who works at Arby's. She's a 20 year old single mom who stays away from church because she thinks people will judge her and is afraid she's made to many mistakes for God to forgive her. She responded really well to us sharing the gospel with her and said she had a lot to think about when she went home!She said she would even like to go to church with claire sometime this summer.

Tama and I got to share with Danielle in the food court at the mall. She is very intellectual and wonders how can we know that Christianity is the true religion out of all the religions in the world....how can you really know what is truth?and why should we really worry about it too much? We got to share the gospel with her and how christianity is the only religion in the world that can be verified and that Christ saves us not ourselves. We recommended a book on this called "If I were God I would make myself clearer" She said all that we shared was really interesting and makes her think but she's not exactly sure we can for know that it is truth...pray for her!

January and I got to share with Ryan who works at Kay Jewlers in the mall. He let us try on a 15,000 dollar wedding ring....ahh! haha he grew up Jehovah's Witness and though he originally said he was too busy to talk he still talked with us for a good 20 minutes. He just goes to school and work now and doesn't think too much about spiritual things but was interested in talking about differences between Jehovah's Witness and Christianity. We focused on the gospel and what Christ has done for us...pray for Ryan!

We are having an evangelism conference this weekend to learn more about sharing our faith. One of the most challenging talks I've ever heard on evangelism was given last night by one of our staff guys on why we don't share our faith. Here are a few of my notes.

1. Unbelief
2. Fear of REjection and Failure
3. We lack compassion for people
4. We lack love for Christ.

Remember what God has done in your life!
1 Peter 2:24-25
24(A) He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we(B) might die to sin and(C) live to righteousness.(D) By his wounds you have been healed. 25For(E) you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to(F) the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for."
— Charles Spurgeon

This video has well known athiest Penn asking "How much do you have to hate someone not to tell them what you believe is true?"



I was really challenged by Luke 21:14-15 and reminded not to trust in my own words but rather to trust in Christ who has the power to change hearts!

verses 5-8

5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.

6 He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

7 My salvation and my honor depend on God [a] ;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.

Ecclessiastes 5:12 says the "rest of a laborer is sweet" boy has that been true over the past week at Beach Project!!!
Welcome Banner for SBP 1











2 beach projects
6 major universities represented plus several others
260 people
about a million bunk beds (ok maybe that's exagerating a bit)
lots of hard work!!
SBP SIDE

haha here are some pics from this week. The majority of the students got here yesterday and are searching for jobs today! Let's pray they find jobs! We cleaned out motel rooms and set up bunk beds for everyone so here are some pics from one of our work days. The facility was repossed by the bank a month ago and in pretty bad shape. IT was known to be used for drugs and prostition. I've never seen people work so hard in my life and was encouraged to see a place (motel) that was once used for evil be redeemed and used for building God's kingdom. It looks pretty great now if I do say so myself! The students seem very excited to be here. Some are nervous about what the summer has in store and some are more than enthusiastic. Some are not believers and many are.....all here to learn more about a relationship with God....we are praying this summer will have eternal impact for God's kingdom.

South Alabama and Troy girls cleaning!
Cindy painting a montevallo banner
Decorating the resource room

Carrying some mattresses
I definetly carried a couple of mattresses to the third floor by myself! I was very proud of myself!
We tried an assembly line for awhile
Regristration Line
The finance Team
Regristration girls

Campus Outreach Birmingham partners with Campus Outreach Austraila. We are on a college campus in Brisbane and hoping to expand to other campuses in austrailia in the future. We are actually also praying that God would raise up some Aussies who would become missionaries in the 10/40 window. In hearing about and learning more about the desire to labor in Austraila I have learned more about the vision of campus outreach to labor towards reaching the world with the gospel. We labor so that people from every tongue tribe and nation will one day sit before his throne and worship him. It's super cool that I also get to be a part of this by investing in college students in the US...I'm praying that God will send them out! We also have 3 teams of college students spending their summers on cross cultural projects in austraila.

Here is a video explaining more of what's going on with campus outreach austrailia. I just thought it might be cool to check out.

I leave on thursday to go to the summer beach project! I'm so excited! There will be about 240 students from Berry College, Troy, South Alabama, West Georgia, Montevallo, Samford, and University of North Alabama

Prayer Requests:
1. That there will be plenty of jobs for our students despite oil spill
2. For all the planning for the project (structure, schedule, talks, training, meals. etc.)
3. For spiritual growth of all students that go and desire to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength and love their neighbors as themselves.

Student's raising money to go on their mission trip this summer to Thailand a place where some people have never before heard the name of Jesus.




Here are some of Cherish's thoughts (while she's carwashing:))

School year is wrapping up....I convinced LJ and Cory to share their thoughts on why they have decided to go to Summer Beach Project this summer. This is our discipleship program where students get full time jobs in destin floridia. Through Bible studies, weekly training, and life on life discipleship they will learn more about what it means to grow in their relationship with God and practically walk with him for a life time.



Laura Jo's thoughts


Cory's thoughts

Erin is going to be my new roommate in Montevallo in the fall. She is a senior on the soccer team and has a heart for lost at montevallo to come to know him. She will be going on a cross cultural project (mission trip) this summer for the month of june to sydney austrailia. Though I am just getting to know her her heart for the Lord and love for missions encourages me. I thought I would put a link to her blog on the right about her trip to sydney and information on what God is doing with that trip and at montevallo from a student's perspective. It always encourages me to hear about work God is doing all over the world and I thought it might encourage you to know that through your support you are helping many students like Erin have these opportunities!

http://erinsmissiontosydneyaustralia.blogspot.com/

Staff partners Ben and Jeffrey! These guys have for real been brothers for me this semester...I am so thankful and grateful to them and their families for how much they have taught me. I couldn't ask for better staff partners. We were playing in the picture but there might have been some real tears as we went into our last campus outreach rally at South Alabama. The theme of the night was "Jesus is better than life" The one thing we want to leave the students with is that.....better than life, air, food, sex, relationships, school.....Jesus is better than life. Before the meeting as these men pleaded with God for laborers to be raised from that room and for them to not just be challenged tonight but to walk with Him for a lifetime and give their life away for him....I felt so privileged to be a part of what God has been doing and will continue to do at South Alabama after we are gone.

Brittany and Laura Jo from D group at our last campus outreach formal rally. I'm gonna miss these girls. Brittany is actually going to spend this summer as an intern at Common Ground Montgomery. She will be working with urban missionaries there in the inner city and reaching out to kids through programs, tutoring, events, and to show and share the love of Christ. Laura Jo will actually be with me at the Summer Beach Project. She is going as a group leader this summer so you can pray for them both that they would grow in their relationship with God and that he would use this summer to help them learn how to give their lives away for the rest of their life.


We had our last weekly bible study last night! We will still see each other with two more weeks left of school but it was our last formal group. We talked about discipleship....the importance of being a disciple and investing in others as well. As we looked at scriptures and had discussion on what we were learning....it never fails each week that I sit back as they are talking and think wow look at God work! What he has done in their lives is something only he can do! Some of these girls lives looked so radically different a year or even 6 months ago and to hear them talking about things they are learning from his word! This is so special and i'm so thankful to be a part. If there is one thing God has humbled me with this semester is that I can't change hearts or make people grow but him that does the work and draws them to himself. Thankyou for praying for me and these girls. Some of them are thinking of going to SBP so you can pray for their decision making and summers.

With the knowledge that we will soon be leaving campus here at South The Lord has really pushed me more than ever to make the most of my time here and to make every moment count. Our pastor encouraged us to think about what Jesus did when he knew that he was leaving soon. (He invested deeper in those that were with him.) As a staff our 2 main goals for the rest of the semester have been 1) invest in and encourage students to walk with God for a life time and 2) Connect students more strongly to local churches where they can continue to get fed and grow. I feel God has really been blessing me to build stronger relationships with girls and I am most of all enjoying every minute of ministry here at South Alabama! I’m praying that several of the students we’ve been spending time with will also decide to come to the summer beach project to get more training in growing in a relationship with God. You can pray that God would really work in the students lives and that he would prepare them to continue ministry next year on the campus and in the workforce as some of them graduate!

I spent 4 days in Montevallo last week!!! I went to get to know some students and staff as well as find an apartment and learn more about the campus. Most of all God confirmed in my heart that this is where he is leading me and I am more at peace about this decision. With just 3000 students everyone that I met (I met a LOT of people) I kept running into so I really felt like I was able to connect well to many of the students. I was able to room with some girls from the soccer team. 2 of them were not believers and 1 of them (Erin) will be my future roommate. We were able to share the gospel with them together and the girls responded really well. They are even open to doing a 4 week investigative bible study with erin to investigate more about what it really means to be a Christian! I’m told that Montevallo has 30-40 students coming to the summer beach project this summer so you can be praying for that!

Thoughts on UM:

Positive:
>Found a roommate and apartment all in one day...it's all set to move in July!
>Small campus. I think this is a great fit for me. Everyone that I met I continually ran into. I really felt like I was able to build a lot of relationships and meet a lot of people in just a few days! I really like the campus.
>Community. Montevallo students are gamers...They love games as do I so as soon as the games started after the squaredance I fell more in love with the students! I also appreciated that they really brought others especially freshmen into their community. I really saw a lot of interaction with freshmen and others and was really impressed with this. It really seems like there is a team to labor with.
>Multiplication. I really liked that it seems like a sense of ownership is being passed on with the students there. Even in the first d group that some of the girls were in they were challenged to start praying about who they would lead and invest in in 6 months and then go out and evangelize and disciple! I saw some laborers and was challenged and encouraged....
>Lost. I got to room with 3 soccer girls. 1 will be my future roommate and the other 2 are not believers. I have so many fears about the personality climate of a new place and if I will be able to relate. I walked away from the weekend with 2 more friends and I got to share the gospel with them....One of them is going to do a test of true belief bible study with erin (my future roommate)....another freshmen girl rachel that erin and I met decided to come to SBP after one conversation we had....she signed up the next day! anyways it was like God saying to me you can do this! and trust me!
>Connecting with girls going to SBP....I got to connect with some freshmen girls going to SBP. I feel like I already am friends with them so I'm so much more excited to go!
>Laboring: I really felt like I gave my life away in the time that I was there. I really enjoyed doing ministry there that week and feel like God confirmed more in my heart that this decision was his leading, guiding, and directing. He is in control, loving, and faithful and if he wants it then I'm glad to see what he has in store.

Struggles:
> I definetly feel the weight of being at south and finishing well. This has been such a joy and I desire to and feel called finish well on campus here and with the girls I'm currently leading. I love them and am very sad to leave them.
>I just got back from birmingham for the third time this month. I was there for the weekend for SBP planning and the mobilization retreat for our juniors and seniors to prepare for walking with God and life after college. The driving and messed up routine is getting to be a bit much for me.
>I'm if anything going backwards with support raising now at 660 a month I need to raise. I'm trying to trust him of course!

With the transition underway I have lost several monthly financial supporters. I am currently in need of raising about $660 a month more to be fully funded by the time beach project starts at the end of May. God is using this most of all to teach me how to depend on him and trust him to provide! Please keep this in your prayers that God would bring me to more people like you who would find it a joy to invest in this ministry. Thank you so much for your support!

This semester I have had the awesome privilege to invest in some junior college girls. Kelsey and Laura Jo have been involved with the ministry for a couple of years even before I got here. They have really shown their desire to walk with Jesus and invest in others. Both girls encourage me so much with their desire to fight the battle well and trust God with their lives. Through decisions and even commitment to his word and prayer it is encouraging to see God raise up laborers in each of them and use them in the lives of others. They have each led someone to the Lord this semester!

To all of my wonderful supporters,
After I moved to USA last August I felt pretty strongly that I “knew my course,” and that course must be to stay on staff with Campus Outreach at USA. I was surprised last month as you may be surprised now to find out that due to many reasons Campus Outreach Gulf Coast at USA and LSU needed to close down. This was unexpected! This month I have taken time to evaluate where I am and what direction I should take next in life? I asked God to show me what He wanted. I began to see that God was leading me to stay with Campus Outreach. It’s neat now to see how HE has determined my steps! God has taught me so much this year at South Alabama. It really was a blessing for me to learn more about my relationship with God and just to remember, I truly do LOVE evangelism and discipleship with girls! I know that it is an IMMENSE privilege to get to do what I do full-time, and I must tell you again that I am so grateful that you make this privilege a reality for me right now.

As I have prayed through these things the past month or so, again the Lord has clearly directed my heart. I knew that if given the option, any day of the week I would keep doing what I am doing- but I also know as I mentioned that it will not be an option for me to stay at South Alabama. I had the opportunity to visit the ministry at the University of Montevallo recently and the pieces began to fall into place as the Lord put it on my heart. It seemed crazy to me at first, but as I have sought the Lord and counsel, it just seems to fit! Most of all through this time God has renewed my vision and faith in his heart to bring lost people into a relationship with him. I believe my investment (and yours as well) in college students is an investment in reaching the world for Christ as our desire is to equip laborers in college to influence the world for Christ. So I will still be doing the same things…just in a different place.

This semester I will continue to be on campus at South Alabama as I also seek to raise my support up to 100% (I have lost some supporters due to the economy). This summer South and Montevallo students will be on the same summer beach project (discipleship program) and I will begin the transition to Birmingham to start work at Montevallo! It is official!! I think that the campus will be a great fit for my strengths, and I’m excited to see what God has in store. This means that our big events (conferences and summer projects) will be with new schools– Troy, Samford, Montevallo, North Alabama, West Georgia and Berry College. I definitely want to keep you posted and ask for your prayers throughout this transition period! I will be calling you soon and would love to meet with you personally to discuss more if you would like. With Much THANKS and LOVE, Holly

We time time to look at Psalm 119 and answer these questions at our last Bible Study...I would encourage anyone to take time to do this if you want to be encouraged in your thoughts and desires toward God's word.

1. What is true about the lives of those who live according to God’s word? (Verses 1-3, 9, 165)


2. What does God’s word say about itself?



3. What is the Psalmist’s attitude toward God’s word; how has it affected his life?



4. Consequences of rejecting/disobeying God’s word: (Verses 21, 70, 78, 98, 119, 126, 150, 155)



5. What things can we pray for about God’s word? (Verses: 8, 10, 12, 17-19, 25-29, 33-37, 43, 58, 65-66, 68, 73, 80, 107, 108, 116, 124-126, 133-135, 144, 149, 154, 256, 169, 170, 172, 175)

What is Satan's aim and his strategies?


1. He is the Father of lies. John 8:44His nature is falsehood! He only speaks the truth in order to deceive.
2.Therefore, his chief enemy is truth - he opposes God's word. Genesis 3:1-5
3.He casts doubt on God's goodness. Genesis 3:1-5
He destroys the obedience of faith.
4.He hinders missions strategy. 1 Thess. 2:18He opposes the truth reaching and converting people.
5.He distorts and prevents effective Gospel ministry. Acts 13:8-9
6.He avoids inner need by removing external trouble. 1 John 3:12
7.He uses the fear of death to hold men in bondage. Hebrews 2:15
The fear of death doesn't lead them to God because it leads them to get as many kicks here as possible.
8.He causes people to stumble over bad Christian attitudes. 2 Tim. 2:24-26
9.He blinds the minds of unbelievers. 2 Cor. 4:4
10.He exploits a lack of understanding. Mt. 13:19
11.He suggests ways that don't involve suffering. Mt. 16:23; Mt. 4:1-11
12.He imitates religious roles. 2 Cor. 11:14-15; Mt.13:28,30; Rev. 2:9
13.He misuses Scripture. Mt. 4:6
14.He imitates signs and wonders. 2 Thess. 2:9; Mk. 13:22
15.He offers exotic occult alternatives. Rev. 2:19-24
16.He attacks faith. 1 Thess. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:3
17.He brings persecution. Rev. 2:9; 1 Pt. 5:8; Lk. 22:31
18.He brings sickness. Job 1:11; 2:5; Lk. 13:16.
19.He causes dissension over doctrine and causes rifts. Rom. 16:17-20
20.He tempts saints with sexual allurements. 1 Cor. 7:5; 1 Tim. 5:15
21.He takes advantage of unresolved anger. 2 Cor. 2:11; Eph. 4:27
22.He promotes pride. 1 Tim. 3:6We began with liar and end with pride.
Connection: the truth is that God is God and we are not. It is humbling. The only way to rebel against the lowliness of creaturehood is to be a liar. Therefore humility under God is the great devil resistance (James 4:6-7).

In one of our groups last week we took some time to evaluate our walk with God, specifically to search our hearts and think about our sin. Afterwards as we began to share each girl began to share sin that we didn't even realize was affecting our lives! We began to see that our biggest sin in general was negligence....not ever setting aside time to deal with our hearts (which are desperately wicked) and seek God in repentance; confessing our sin to him, laying it at his feet, remembering his love and death that covers it. I mean how often to any of us do this?

This week our church is focusing on prayer and tonight was the kick-off worship night. Afterwards the pastor got up and quickly noticed that this week isn't just about praying but about dealing with our hearts and coming into a right relationship with God. This verse has been one of the most encouraging verses in the Bible to me and I have found it to be true over the past few years.

Acts 3:19
Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

I would like to encourage you to take some time with your creator....start with repentance.

This is a note from my friend Amanda she always encourages me!

Amanda's note on Singleness

This past weekend we had a women’s retreat in Birmingham with girls from USA, Troy, Huntington, and Alabama State. This was meant to be a refreshing getaway and time to challenge the girls in their walk with God. Our speaker’s name was Colleen Conner and she spoke to us on the gospel, fighting sin, and God’s word. She is a gifted communicator and God really used this weekend to impact hearts. More than anything the South Alabama girls (including me) walked away with a hunger for God’s word. I pray this will last for the rest of their lives

One of the true blessings and privileges God has given me this semester is to invest in a group of 8-10 girls that I lead in a Monday night bible study. Not all but most of them became believers last semester, at New Year’s conference, or this semester. They are babies to the Christian faith. Everything that we look at in the bible study is new to them. They’ve never heard many of the things of the gospel before and it always encourages me to hear their excitement at learning and growing in their relationship with God. As new believers it seems to be the top priority in their mind above all things…learning how to grow. It reminds me that knowing God is the best thing in the world and there is nothing better than Him. I normally have other opportunities during the week to teach them more about studying God’s word and sharing their faith…this is such a privilege and thanks for allowing me to be here.

Emily and Erin are two girls I told you about in my last update that specifically I have spent some time around and shared my faith with several times. Shelby, one of the girls I’m leading in a discipleship group is friends with them and has gone with me and we’ve shared the gospel with them together. It has been encouraging to see her grow in learning how to share her faith. We have had some more opportunities to share with them and both have been glad to learn what a true relationship with God is but are at a point where they are just being honest that right now they don’t feel ready to surrender their lives. You can pray that God would help them to know that nothing they are holding onto is worth not having a relationship with Him, that he loves them, and that they would be miserable in sin and see that it will not satisfy what only God can.

New Believer:
One of our students Wes has had the opportunity share the gospel with another student at work. Zach became a believer this week!

I live down the street from the fair grounds so some of the girls invited me to go to the chocolate festival in town. At first we didn't think there was really very much chocolate there (mostly different booths of people trying to sell things) but then after lots of free samples I think we all had more than enough chocolate!!


Shelby, Mandy, me, Logan. and Kelsey
(each of these girls has encouraged me so much this semester as I watch them grow in their relationship with the Lord-this week in our discipleship groups we worked on sharing our testimonies!)


This was just an elaborate chocolate statue!

This is a little out of order but I just found this pic on facebook of our Tacky Christmas Sweater Party (no offense to those who love Christmas sweaters)! We used this party to recruit for our New Year's Conference and were able to give away 2 half scholarships to the tackiest Christmas sweaters of all. I was super proud because earlier that day I took Shelby and Blair with me to goodwill to help them pick out their outfits and they tied for first place!!!

Campus Outreach, is a network of interdenominational ministries targeting strategic college campuses around the World. Hopefully you get a feel of our vision but more so that we are a ministry built on relationships! It is through these life-on-life relationships that college students come to know Christ, mature in their relationships with Him, and share their lives and faith with others through evangelism and discipleship.

The ministry of Campus Outreach doesn't end at graduation either. The success of our vision is measured best by the students who carry the vision of reaching the lost world with them after college. Our prayer is that alumni will continue to grow in their relationships with God, share their faith with the lost and continue the process of discipling others.

We are going to have 7 discipleship groups this semester with the believers involved in the ministry and we will be studying key components of the gospel and christianity. These include, Who is God, Man's nature, Christ and the gift of grace, dealing with sin and repentance, the word, prayer, personal witness...we are hoping and praying that God will use these groups and this semester to radically affect how we and our students walk with God and in a devoted relationship with Him. We want to teach ourselves and the students how to learn and go to God's word for everything and to be a disciple of Christ.

*The bible studies/discipleship groups-that students would grow in their relationship with God, knowledge of Him, and desire to labor in his kingdom.

*Our relationships with lost students. There are particularly two girls that I have had the opportunity to share the gospel with and am praying would come to know him. They are Erin and Emily.

*Me; I will be leading two of the groups. In some ways I wonder where I will have enough time. Please pray that I will be able to schedule well so that I don't get burnt out and overwhelmed.

*Our financial support. All of our staff including me have some monthly support to raise with a desire to be fully funded. I'm asking God for at least 4 new monthly partners in the next month! Please pray with me and let me know if you know of anyone who might enjoy this type of partnership and opportunity to invest.
Thanks so much for all you do I hope you are enjoying a start to the new year!!!!

Last semester several girls in Chi O (sorority) had the opportunity to share the gospel with Lacie. We all prayed for her throughout the semester especially when someone would get another opportunity to share with her or answer questions she had about christianity. Friday I received a text from one of the girls saying "we've been sharing the gospel with Lacie again for 2 hours please pray!" On Tuesay we found out that that day she decided to surrender her life to Christ! She came to our meeting and said "I gave it all to God." We have a new sister!

This is all of the South students that went with us to Conference!

I was recently reading a book entitled "Ordering your private world" with the rest of our staff by Gordan MacDonald....in it was this little paragraph on prayer which goes along with other things God is teaching me lately...thought i'd share....

"Until we believe that prayer indeed is a highly significant activity, that it does in fact reach beyond space and time to the God who is actually there, we will never aquire the habits of continual worship and intercession. In order to aquire these habits we must overcome the part of us that thinks that prayer is not a natural part of life."

This kind of goes along with one thing that God has challenged me with at our New Year's conference. Our theme for the conference was "Think Big. Start Small. Go Deep." As we heard about "thinking big" and I began to watch over the course of 4 days God work in big ways in so many hearts....I was very humbled by my lack of faith in God! Instead of asking God for one or two girls in the dorms to come to Christ and get involved with our ministry....do I not believe that God could do a work throughout the dorm? We had one girl on the soccer team come to NYC and as she made committments to not just be a Christian but a laborer for God I found myself dreaming and asking God that next year.....there is several soccer players who know God and worship him....something that seems impossible now when there is only one Christian on the team. I was reminded that God can do anything! All things are possible with him and he is there and I should ask him to do great things because he is a great God!!!

Another book that shows this is "Practicing the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence...a cook in a monastary. He writes....

"I turn my little omlete in the pan for the love of God. When it is finished if I have nothing to do, I prostrate myself on the ground and worship my God, who gave me the grace to make it. After which I arise happier than a king."

God is in all things, he has made all things and is lord of all things...how easily we forget! Colossians 1:9-29

"Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God."--Dawson Trotman