This is also from back in December during my lecture phase but I didn't have this site to share about it then. Even though it's from awhile ago it's a sweet story of God at work. Throughout the lecture phase of my DTS, we got to be a part of so many different ministries, each one shaping my faith in really practical ways. One of the most impactful was a Saturday night evangelism outreach that a friend of mine on staff in Townsville started.
We would go out to the busiest streets filled with nightclubs and bars and spend the evening talking with people. Sometimes we would simply worship in the streets, and other times we would just approach conversations naturally as God opened doors. It was such a mix of moments. Some people walked past with judgment or disinterest, but so many others stopped, listened, and genuinely wanted to talk.
We prayed for a lot of people, and some even chose to give their hearts to Jesus right there on the street. Those moments were honestly incredible.
There was one woman, Shantel, who had been walking through a cancer journey. She was really open to faith, but also honest that her experience with cancer had made it harder for her to feel close to God, and in some ways she felt a bit distant from Him because of it.
As we talked, I was able to share a bit of my own story with her about learning to see God as good even in seasons that don’t end in healing the way we expect. It turned into a really honest and powerful conversation about trusting God’s character even when circumstances don’t change. You could really feel God in that moment.
We prayed for her afterward, and something really special happened. She actually asked if she could pray for me too. It turned into this really beautiful exchange of prayer for each other, not just one-sided, but shared.
Another night, something happened that I will not forget.
A man was taken away in handcuffs right in front of us. One of his friends, who I had actually already been praying with, asked if we could pray for him to be released. So we stopped and prayed right there on the street for the situation.
Before we even finished the prayer, that same man walked back out completely free from the cuffs. It was so quick that it almost didn’t feel real in the moment.
The man I had been praying with was completely stunned by how immediately God answered that prayer. I genuinely believe something shifted in his heart that night. He told me he had always seen God more as a disciplinarian, but after that moment he began to see His grace in a new way.
Before I went on DTS, I was honestly scared of evangelism. I always thought I would not know what to say or how to start conversations.
But one of the first things I learned is that God does not require perfect words. He asks for obedience and a willingness to step out in faith.
I started to realize that even when it feels uncomfortable, that is often the exact place where the Holy Spirit can speak through you. Some of the most powerful conversations I have had were not the ones I carefully planned, but the ones where I simply let God lead and allowed myself to be a vessel for what He wanted to say.
It got me thinking: Am I willing to be uncomfortable for a moment so that someone else can encounter the love of Jesus?
And it begs the question: How different would your life be if the person who first told you about Jesus had stayed silent because they felt afraid or uncomfortable?
For me, I would rather feel a moment of discomfort sharing the love of Jesus than miss the opportunity altogether because of fear. That short moment of courage can carry eternal impact for someone else’s life.
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