It is the last full week of project and students are preparing to go home. We will no longer be doing beach ministry and working at Walmart. So who’s our ministry now? Where do we go from here?
The Campus
Monday night David Cook, student project director, gave a theme talk about Jesus being our redeemer and what this looks like in ministry.
“Jesus has redeemed us and invites us to participate in His redemption where we are.”
The gospel is the story of redemption and how Jesus makes us to be like Him. I’ve been thinking about what this looks like in my life and how my interactions with people reflect my relationship with Jesus.
This next school year I will be living in the dorms at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul. I’m going to be around new, freshman girls who may not understand the true meaning of the Gospel. This is my ministry. Going out of my comfort zone and showing freshman and sophomore girls the love of Jesus is worth more to me than getting a good grade on a test, making a lot of money, or building my resumé.
This summer I have been convicted of so many ways I spend my time selfishly and don’t let the message of the gospel permeate every area of my life.
Our Reward
If Jesus is our reward, why am I not jumping at every opportunity to serve Him? If we lived in a community of believers that inspired us to do so, how would our campus change? I look forward to the opportunities that will arise living in the dorms as a senior. God is worth going out of your comfort zone.