The Highlight of my DC Trip!

While in DC God gave us many amazing opportunities to share the gospel. While in the Cathedral I noticed several nuns walking around stopping at each shrine reciting their prayers with their rosary beads. I also noticed that they looked foreign so I prayed for an opportunity and walked up to one of the girls and began asking her where she was from. They were from India and were on a missionary journey.

So I then I preceded to tell her how I used to want to be a nun. She looked shocked and said, "Wow, well what happened, are you catholic?" Then I shared with her my testimony, how I grew up in a christian home and gave Jesus my life as a young girl. At about 8 I knew I wanted to tell everyone about this love and friendship I had in Jesus. The only way I knew to do that was to be a nun or a missionary. Truthfully I wanted to be a monk at one time until my dad burst my bubble and told me only men were monks.(Remember that dad) She laughed and asked what I decided to do and I shared with her my heart fo rmissions. So that I can tell everyone of God's goodness,friendship, and need for a savior.

Other nuns began to walk up and listen as we talked but towards the end she seemed to get distracted, and not really pay attention. I just sensed the Holy Spirit saying she is not ready and heart was not open. So she shook my hand and told me it was nice to meet me and we parted ways. Please pray for her, I don't even remember her name but God knows.

After lunch my two partners for extreme team and one other girl going to South America split from the group and decided to tour DC on our own. We took the metro to see the Washington monument. When we got their we saw 4 guys standing on a hill and we decided to ask them if they would mind taking our picture. We noticed they all had accents and found out they were from Quebec. Lori, Misty, and Ellen began talking to three of the guys while somehow I ended up talking to the other guy(Joelle) one on one.

Joelle told me he was in school studying civil engineering. I then told him my brother in law studied that at NC State but he is not doing that any more but is pursuing missions now. He looked at me funny and asked why, then I preceded to tell him Jimmy's testimony. Thanks Jimmy:) He could really relate to Jimmy's life. Then I asked him what he believes in. He told me where he is from religion is not big. Everyone pretty much just believes in being kind to one another and being a good person, and that when you die you just become nothing. There is no life after death.

He then asked me what I believe and I shared with him my testimony and how I have a deep friendship with God. I have a great love and satisfaction with God. I also told him I am NOT a religious person and the I don't think Jesus even liked religious people. Religion is dead and empty just like the party life,that I explained before. But when you have a REAL relationship with God it will change your life!

He looked at me very confused and said, " I don't understand, this is so strange to me. I have never met anyone who actually thinks and speaks of God as you have. Who actually has an excitement for God. You have to understand where iI amfrom people don't believe or speak like this. But We have been raised differently and I think it is culture differences. You believe what you want and so will I."

Long story short we talked for about an hour and the girls also got to share with the other guys. Two of them were catholic and one was atheist. So please be praying for them. Their names are Joelle, JB, JP, and I think Nick. Those were seeds planted and I know God ordained the whole event. It truly was such a blessing and the highlight of our DC trip! Oh make sure you read the nest blog about DC below:)