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What happens when you have 16 college students from different cultures and backgrounds living together for a summer? You get to see the Lord work in really cool ways in and through them. Getting to staff the Hampton Beach Summer Mission this past month has been such a blessing. I have gotten to see students take steps of faith - sharing the Gospel for the first time, showing God’s love to their coworkers, and growing in their love for God’s Word and the world. One of the coolest parts was having students from different backgrounds and political beliefs come together for the summer. The first five weeks I was there, they stayed up talking about different things. They lovingly engaged in conversation, willing to see things from others’ points of views. It was so encouraging and a picture of the unity (but not uniformity) I’ve been praying for in the church. Please join me in praying for this continued unity their last five weeks. For longer summer missions, the staff stay for the first month to mentor the students and help set them up to lead. Then the staff leave and the students continue leading on their own. Please pray for our students as they continue to show the love of Jesus to each other, their co-workers, and others in the New England community.
Love,
Rachel
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