Walking by Faith

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!