It isn’t that they didn’t have a full schedule already, because they did. And it isn’t that they “just needed the money” because they were OK without it. And it wasn’t that they were super excited to add these jobs to the formal resume, because you will not find them there. Our students worked this summer while they were on Project to serve, and to share the gospel!
Our 52 students spread out all over Branson to work, and in doing so to love on the community, and share with them about the Lord. Where did they work you ask?
Well 25 students worked under the golden arches in 7 different McDonalds in the city. Other students lifeguarded at a local indoor water park. A handful worked at Sonic, and another small group at Krispy Creme. Finally we had students working parking lot duty at the amusement park Silver Dollar City.
It was amazing to see how students were able to share and grow in their work environment, and to make a difference for eternity!
For each student, there is a story of how God opened their eyes to a hurting world, or how He allowed them to step out in faith and really trust Him.
For one of my girls, even getting a job was a huge step of faith! This summer she worked her very first job, and it was at McDonalds. For the first week, she was really not excited, very overwhelmed by the training process, and not at all enjoying her job. She came back to the Honey so overwhelmed, and sometimes in tears, just feeling defeated. Not only that, but she was fearful about sharing her faith, and wondered how she would ever get to share in such a fast paced environment at work. But just over a week went by before she started allowing God to transform her heart and be excited to share the gospel. She became great friends with a co-worker, who was a atheist. For some reason, this girl just loved our student, and they began talking and texting, even after work! God used her to break down some thick walls in the life of the atheist coworker. A different afternoon, she met a customer in line, and even though it was busy, she got to share the gospel with the customer, and invited him to come to an outreach dinner. Crazy enough, he came! And he heard the gospel from other students, and got into a great spiritual conversation! God transformed a timid and fearful heart into a bold and confident woman who got the opportunity to share the gospel with countless customers and coworkers. I talked to her a few weeks ago at the end of her time in Branson, and she said the one of the hardest part of leaving was leaving the relationships she made at McDonalds. Talk about God powerfully transforming a heart!!! She can’t wait to put what she learned about living intentionally, and being bold in sharing her faith into practice back on campus in the fall!
And you just have to see how awesome they did at work!!
So fun right???
Praise the Lord for transformed lives as a result of these students stepping out in faith and following the Lord!
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