Summer LINK Clemson: Week 3

Go and tell the world!!! This past week we CLINKers really focused on being good stewards of our down time and going out intentionally to share the gospel. Monday was the first night we talked about this desire to be good stewards of our time. We met at the men’s GLINK house and had a wonderful meal prepared by the Alfords. It seriously was some of the best baked spaghetti that I have ever eaten in my life! After we devoured the food we gathered together and had the privilege of hearing some of the Alford’s testimony and how God put them together and has grown them as a married couple. I am honestly blown away at how God works and uses different situations and people in our lives to grow and mold us. The Alfords definitely exemplified that Monday night through their testimony.

After good food and an awesome testimony we dove into a book called The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman.  This was the start of a thought-provoking and challenging conversation about how we use our downtime and what changes needed to be made to effectively spread the gospel. It was very encouraging to hear from all of my fellow CLINKers that they were not satisfied with what they were currently doing and that they recognized the growth and change needed to occur. What was even more encouraging was that the growth and change that they were talking about did not necessarily have to deal with the structure of Summer LINK; rather, it had to deal with themselves and how they were stewarding their time. This was exciting for me to hear and be a part of because to me that is a sign that God is truly working in our hearts and is molding our hearts to be more like His. After that encouraging conversation we split up into male and female groups and talked about being peacemakers and what that entails.

Tuesday and Friday we had a great opportunity to work a booth at Clemson student orientation where we were able to meet new students and their parents and speak to them about Crosspoint. What makes this totally legit is the fact that we were able to get contact information from some of the students and follow up with them. Sharing the gospel and getting them plugged-in is totally legit! We are actually going to be able to work most of Clemson’s orientations for the rest of the summer! That is super exciting!

On Wednesday we were able to setup the WOP wall or Words of Praise wall for all the staff. Everyone on staff has their own bag posted up with their name on it. What is great about the WOP wall is that the staff can encourage each other by writing notes or leaving a little gift in each others bag. Words of affirmation and encouragement definitely aid us in growing in Christ and in growing together as a staff.

Saturday was one of the best days ever!  We as a team went to Turtle Back Falls at Gorges State Park in North Carolina. The car ride there was full of awesome conversation, singing, dancing and laughter. Once we arrived there we hiked the mile and a half up to the falls talking to various people along the way and petting every dog in sight. There had to have been at least 15 dogs on that trail! Once we arrived at the falls a few of us braved the cold and the current and slid down the falls. It was so much fun! After an hour or two we hiked back and headed towards Clemson. The car ride back was very different from the car ride there. Instead of dancing and laughing there was silence and sleeping. Everyone was tired! That night we had a fun game night over at Emilyn’s apartment and played Apple’s to Apple’s and attempted to watch the NBA finals only to find out that they were supposed come on TV Sunday instead of Saturday.

All in all this past week has been a time of great fellowship and sharpening from each other. God is so good and He continually shows His faithfulness everyday!

Update by: Michelle Ellis

Summer LINK Clemson