(Read Post Secret 1 before this...scroll down)
Me and my friend (Stella) are planning Monday's Common Ground event and it has turned into a doosy...campus wide Post Secret. (remember those books Caitlin Clark gave me...people send in their secrets on postcards and they were printed in books. www.postsecret.com) Well, we're doing that too. Three of us shoved postcards into 1,300 mailboxes yesterday that said:
Flagler College Post Secret
Fill out this notecard with a secret, confession, anything. The only stipulation is that you've never told anyone. Turn them in to the drop boxes in the Gazebo Wednesday and Friday and come see these anonymous secrets displayed on Monday at InterVarsity's Common Ground (8:30 in the Gamache-Koger Theater). In light of God's redeeming power, Intervarsity will be praying over each card. All are welcome.
We have printed and hand cut 3,000 post cards, placed them in every student mailbox, in piles in the student center, library, Kenan Hall, and all dorm buildings. We've given them out at IV events, small groups, and to strangers. Ryan and I had to personally persuade the dean to allow us to use the mailboxes after he said no (it was really God). Stella and I spent four hours today making a display to put up in the gazebo tomorrow and Friday. My blood and sweat have literally gone into this project because it's something I believe in. I believe in the heartbreaking need on this campus for students to see God as a Redeemer...as the one who wants to carry our burdens and heal our hurts...ESPECIALLY when we think no one else will.
But I'm having a hard time not getting discouraged. Already my friends in Lewis (the guy's dorms) have told me how all the guys are fully taking advantage of this opportunity to be as obnoxious and perverse as possible. I knew that would happen but just now, I was checking the event's wall on facebook (we invited everyone in the Flagler network) and a girl had posted this on our wall"
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Post Secret 3
"'why do you think these secrets are going to be so horrible you need to pray over them? god forbid a college student does anything that YOU deem 'sinful'. why cant this just be about opening yourself up to new concepts and ideas and realizing that everyone faces struggles in their lives that most people never see and why cant it just be a cathartic experience without you dragging god into it and acting like just because someone has a secret they need to be prayed over?? you can keep your god and your prayers thanks"
I don't know why it bothered me so much...I should have forseen this reaction but I could just feel the anger in what she was typing and it made me sad...because I think a lot of people are really angry, Dad. And suddenly, I'm kind of afraid to go out there at 9:15am and set up a display that might have to withstand six hours of this attitude. I know that Satan is just using this to discourage me or scare me. But I'm still a little nervous.
Anyway, I'm sorry I'm email-rambling. I think I've just been awake too long...I know you know the feeling better than me :) But if you could pray for us this week, we'd really appreciate it. Tomorrow and Friday is when we're out on campus collecting them and talking to people so just pray that if anything, good and GENUINE conversations take place and the real purpose we're doing this is evident. The big event is Monday so be praying we remember the success of this event has nothing to do with how many cards are turned in but whether or not any one (literally, if it's only one person I would be satisfied) pauses to think and consider the need for a redeemer in their life. If you could ask your friends to pray also, that would be appreciated as well.
I don't know why it bothered me so much...I should have forseen this reaction but I could just feel the anger in what she was typing and it made me sad...because I think a lot of people are really angry, Dad. And suddenly, I'm kind of afraid to go out there at 9:15am and set up a display that might have to withstand six hours of this attitude. I know that Satan is just using this to discourage me or scare me. But I'm still a little nervous.
Anyway, I'm sorry I'm email-rambling. I think I've just been awake too long...I know you know the feeling better than me :) But if you could pray for us this week, we'd really appreciate it. Tomorrow and Friday is when we're out on campus collecting them and talking to people so just pray that if anything, good and GENUINE conversations take place and the real purpose we're doing this is evident. The big event is Monday so be praying we remember the success of this event has nothing to do with how many cards are turned in but whether or not any one (literally, if it's only one person I would be satisfied) pauses to think and consider the need for a redeemer in their life. If you could ask your friends to pray also, that would be appreciated as well.
Post Secret 1
I haven't written in forever...I'm sorry. I'm terrible at these things.
But there is something I'm desperate for prayer on so I'm asking all of you.
Since I'm too lazy to type it all out...I copied pieces from an email I just sent to my Dad...as per usual. For some reason, it wouldn't let me copy the whole things so the two posts below this are everything.
Thank you so much and I hope this finds you all well.
Visit http://www.postsecret.com/ if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Love to you all.
But there is something I'm desperate for prayer on so I'm asking all of you.
Since I'm too lazy to type it all out...I copied pieces from an email I just sent to my Dad...as per usual. For some reason, it wouldn't let me copy the whole things so the two posts below this are everything.
Thank you so much and I hope this finds you all well.
Visit http://www.postsecret.com/ if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Love to you all.
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