Year after year we see and hear of God changing the lives of the people we speak to and with whom we share the gospel. Year after year we see students coming back from mission having experiences with God and with others that change the course of their life and walk with Him. Alana and Allison participated in Summer Missions earlier this year and had the incredible privilege of guiding a school leaver to receive Jesus.
“I believe that there is a God… I remember really enjoying all the stories that were told during the Religious Education classes at school,” Maddie* (a school leaver celebrating on the Gold Coast) said to two of our Summer Mission participants, Alana and Alison during a conversation on the beach.
It was evident that Maddie was open to having deep a meaningful conversation, so Alana and Alison asked Maddie if she’d be willing to share what she believed the main message of Christianity was, but she said she couldn’t remember and would like them to tell her what it was.
The girls were more than willing to go through the gospel message, answering any and all of Maddie’s questions. After talking it through for quite some time, they asked if she would consider responding to the gift that God was giving her, and she said yes!
Alana and Alison asked if she wanted some more time to think about it but again, she said she was ready and wanted to do it now! At this point both girls were amazed that Maddie was so quickly able to make a decision so they reiterated the the Gospel to ensure she knew what she was saying yes to.
She really understood and was ready and excited to make that commitment. Alana and Alison had the joy of praying with Maddie as she gave her life to Jesus that night, right there on the beach at Schoolies.
*Name changed for privacy
