Boston, Last Day

Nick: We just had our last devotion this morning, it was on thankfulness. What a way to end a trip, by being thankful for the grace of God. Our team has had a great time ministering in Boston, this is a beutiful city. We had some great conservations and follow up meetings with students. Throughout out the week we were able to hang out with some of the chuch members and love on them. And I believe by the grace of God we were able to be an encouragement to the pastors of Aletheia Church. Personally, very thankful that Jesus allowed me to come to Boston and minister at Harvard and MIT, it only gave me a greater desire to reach college students. Not that I needed any convinving but these students on the campuses today are truly tomorrows leaders, I'm going to believe God to reach them with the Gospel.

Boston Day 7

Calvin: Another Great Day in the City of Boston! We had a great time today exploring the city and spending time with members of Alethia as we prepare to depart on tomorrow! It is our prayer that all of the seeds that have been sown here this week, will be continuously watered and that this harvest will soon be ready for the cultivating of God's kingdom!

Victoria: Day 7, Boston: Leaving for home tomorrow with many memories and an inspried heart. i am grateftul to have had the opportunity to come serve my fellow people here in Boston. This trip has met and exceeded all of my expectations. My faith has been refreshed, my trust has been made stronger, my joy is fuller, my identity is restored and confirmed, my passion is ablaze, my purpose is known, my heart has been reminded, my cup is overflowing, and my Lord and Savior is living on the inside!! Praise God, i'm ready to shout His redemption and truth to the world

Maj: We talked about prayer today which is one of the ways to keep the spiritual game going. It’s just fun having devotional time with my Boston team. The interaction, sharing of thoughts and ideas just makes the whole devotional time ecstatic. I wonder how I can pack the whole team up into my luggage : ) We had most of the day as our free time today. In the afternoon, Gail a local church leader and I met with Natalia in MIT cafeteria. We sat with her for 2 ½ hours. She has a lot of questions and Gail who has a Catholic background was able to back it up with real life experience answers. 23 hours ago · Like ·

Boston Day 6

Jonathan:Another day in Boston, and it was great. We took some of our team to the M.I.T. campus and met a few students who were interested in Aletheia Church. One student prayed to accept Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. As we passed out candy again in the neighborhood, people were beginning to recognize the church and were interested in attending. Praise God for the seeds being planted in Boston.

Victoria: Day 6, Boston: Got to just give the simplicity of Jesus and the gospel to people. "We love God, We love Jesus, We believe in the word. That's it." People were surprised there were no extremes, no hidden rule, just truth. I'm also believing for Neoke, a homeless woman in Boston, to repent, be delivered of her destitution, and walk in the newness of life in our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. 

Thank you Lord for opening the eyes of my heart to the people of this world and not giving up when I was rejected. I know that seeds were planted today in the few I talked to. Thank you for helping me be gracious and real with them. I'm TRUSTING in the Lord, He will do all the heavy lifting!!

Grace: Day 6 in Boston was centered on trusting God. I met with a Harvard student who I had done the God test with on Tuesday. She took time out of her work schedule to come meet me and Laura and the two of us shared who Jesus is in our lives. It was refreshing to meet with a student who is searching and has questions and even doubts about christianity because we were given a great opportunity to answer some and invite her to Aletheia. I thank God for this meeting today & trust in His power to reveal Himself to her in His perfect timing!

Nick: Day 6 was another powerful day. I am so proud of our team here who has been loving people unconditional and sharing their faith in the midst of their personal fear. We were able to go to Harvard and MIT yesterday as well as pass out candy to bless the city. So many people didn't believe that the candy was free they always wanted to know what was the catch. I had one man tell me as he was leaving that this was the first free thing he had received in 20 years. That statement broke my heart knowing that their were more bostonians like him and especially that Jesus was wanting to give them something free.

Boston Day 5

Maj:We talked about revelation today. Which I think is something neat to have. Who doesn’t want to have supernatural wisdom to minister? At noon, we met Brett at the teashop and were able to have a great conversation with her and know where her faith stands. After leaving the teashop I keep on thinking to myself I think we should have done this and that or probably one verse or God test could have worked better. But God reminded me that we were there to share about our encounter with Jesus and just to love this girl. That it is still the Lord that changes heart. So although we weren’t able to lead her in acceptance prayer, still I believe that the word we shared with her will grow. How? I don’t have a clue but it is God who’s going to do that. So I believe that it is just a matter of time.

Lauren: Today we were able to meet one of the girls we met at a restaurant on Sunday. At first we met for coffee at a local shop. She even brought her friend with her, who was her spiritual guidance in her life. later learned that her friend is also one of the leaders at a local prayer house called JHOP. We spent two hours talking about how God impacted out lives and sharing our testimonies. When it came time to leave we invited both of them to lunch and we spent another hour just getting to know one another. The more we talked to her about out relationship with God, the more she listened and opened up about her life. I know that we planted a seed today talking to her and just sharing our lives with her.

Nick: Another amazing day in Boston. Our team is doing amazing job engaging students at Harvard. Our team had many follow up appointments from students they had previously met earlier in the week. Also we were able to do some prayer walking with the pastors of the church and a few church members, believing for this great city.

Boston Day 4

Maj: Day 4 Boston
We kicked the day off with our devotion on anointing. Powerful reassurance that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I was pumped-up with our devotion time and was so eager to put it into practice. But to my surprise as soon as we get into Harvard University I was in tachycardic state, good thing I don’t have any hypertension issues. Then I was reminded that the reason why my heart was pounding so fast was because I am focused on how big the obstacles are rather than seeing how big my God was. The fun part was I felt God’s comfort and anointing otherwise I could have just backed-out for the day. We started engaging with people. Talked with groups of nursing and pre-med students, agnostics, and the one girl named Brett whom we will meet tomorrow for a cup of tea.

Madel: Today, I did something I've never done my entire life! That is, to go and talk to a stranger, (let alone a smart, intellectual, talented person), and talk to him/her about my faith. I can honestly say that I really stepped out of myself today and just trusted in what God was asking me to do. I especially loved talking with this girl named Alena and I am really believing that God is working in her heart right now. I am just beyond grateful that God allowed me to be on this trip and to be a part of something so much bigger than myself. My faith is like on exponential growth ever since I got here.