Page 97 - Clearwater Christian College 2004
P. 97

<D
                                                           CD

                                                           E
                                                          fc
                                                           o


                                                          X



                                                           >                                                       cn


























                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     candles for







                                                                                                                                                          k ris te n   h o g refe



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  candle,



                                                                                                                                              Every  Thursday                                                                       putteth it in a secret place, neither under a



                                                                                                                                              evening, Ernie Se­                                                                    bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which


                                                                                                                                              vere  and  a  group



                                                                                                                                              of students  go  to                                                                   come in may see the light.”  This desire ex­



                                                                                                                                              Sable Palms Nurs­                                                                     pressed in Luke 11:33, to have others see the


                                                                                                                                              ing Home in Largo.                                                                    light  of Christ,  is  evident  in  students  who



                                                                                                                                              "My favorite time is


                                                                                                                                              listening  to  them                                                                   serve Christ through service ministries.



                                                                                                                                              sing  while  I  lead                                                                                          Bible  and  non-Bible  m ajors  agree


                                                                                                                                              the  music,”  Ernie                                                                   there is one primary goal for their outreach



                                                                                                                                              said.  Ernie and the


                                                                                                                                              other students also                                                                   ministries.  As Zack Brock,  a non-Bible m a­



                                                                                                                                              spend time visiting                                                                  jor involved in the street witnessing program,


                                                                                                                                              with  the  elderly.                                                                   said, “I had a desire to be involved in a min­



                                                                                                                                              “They always want



                                                                                                                                              to talk to [us].  Af­                                                                 istry where I  have the opportunity to share


                                                                                                                                              ter talking to them                                                                   with people the love of Christ.”  Not only do


                                                                                                                                              and  listening  to                                                                    these students have the opportunity to share



                                                                                                                                              their stories, I was



                                                                                                                                              just  amazed  at                                                                      the  gospel,  but  also  they  grow  as  individu­


                                                                                                                                              what  they  have                                                                      als.  Ernie  Severe  said,  “The  nursing home



                                                                                                                                              been  through,”                                                                       m inistry  is  putting  me  out  of my  ‘comfort


                                                                                                                                              Ernie said.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    zone’  and  blessing  me  at  the  same  time.  I




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    am growing to love the elderly, and I can only




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    give God all the praise and glory for this.”








                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Through the street


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      witnessing  pro­


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      gram, Mark White-



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      head  hands  out



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     tracts at the beach.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mark said,  “I’ve re­


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      alized  that  there                                                               in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      is  no  reason  why



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     we  cannot  talk


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to  anyone  about


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the  gift  we  have.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        i
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Spread  the  Word



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to all creatures, not


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     just  the  ones  you


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     are  comfortable



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      being around.”

















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            biblicalstudies
   92   93   94   95   96   97   98   99   100   101   102