Visible
Fruit
by
Drew Salada
It’s amazing the transformation that
can occur in an individual’s life in just a couple of months. The change that I have witnessed in the
junior interns has truly been thrust in my face these last few days, and it warms
my heart to see the labor of Mercy Street bear visible fruit. On Wednesday evening at Bible study, the
students participated in a role-play exercise to practice defending their
faith. One situation was a friend coming
to another friend and accusing them of taking “God stuff” too seriously. Another was a boss forbidding one of their
workers from talking about God.
Regardless of the scenario, one individual had to defend their faith in
God as the other took shots at them. It
was so encouraging to see how the junior interns handled the role-playing. Statements like: “I see everything in my life
and know that is has to be because of
God,” or “the Bible teaches that…” truly displayed their growth this
summer. They are growing more confident
in their faith, and when called upon to defend it, they can! But this was not an isolated event: evidence
of the interns’ growth abounds everywhere I look. Just this morning, as I met with one of the
interns, he prayed that God would give him “the thing” he needs to “excel in
the Bible and get in the Word.” The
students are not only growing, but they desire
to continue to grow. I love it! With just a couple of weeks remaining in the
internship, the students are stepping up and stepping out in their faith, and
growing into young men and women ready to profess their faith in Christ to
everyone they encounter.
Galatians
6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
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