Friday, January 28, 2011

Another SOI 21 Testimony

Posted by: Joshua Alcorn

We hope you’ll be encouraged by the testimony of Mahala, one GW student who has been significantly impacted by SOI 21. Your prayers and support make ministry to students like Mahala possible!

“When I moved to Washington, DC in 2008 to attend graduate school at GW, I earnestly began praying for the Lord to plug me into a Christian community on campus. This prayer was answered through SOI 21. I learned about the organization during my first week of classes when I saw a flyer advertising “The Truth Project”, a video series seeking to reinforce Biblical truth, in an elevator on campus. I was instantly intrigued and eager to contact SOI 21 about this opportunity.

Attending the Truth Project, and participating in the discussions that followed, led me to open up to Bill and Josh about my personal walk with the Lord. I was relatively young in my faith, and was really struggling to trust God with my circumstances. From the first time I met with Bill and Josh, I felt comfortable sharing my struggles and hardships with them. Through this difficult time, they met me where I was in my faith by investing in my spiritual growth through continual prayer and encouragement.

Looking back at my first year at GW, there is doubt that the Lord lovingly and purposefully placed Bill and Josh in my life. They were an answered prayer! I can see how God has used the ministry to strengthen my walk with God by challenging me to trust Him with areas of my life that I never thought (nor wanted) to relinquish before being a part of SOI 21. Through God’s provision, Bill and Josh have taught me how to surrender control to Christ. The Lord has shown me that my ultimate purpose on earth isn’t to make good grades or to find a good job. Rather, my life is meant to serve Him by loving others. God continues to teach me that maturity in Christ is evidenced by the way I love others, and God has made Bill and Josh my sources of inspiration.

After graduating from GW in May, I continue to remain close with Bill and Josh. I am always encouraged when I hear about the Prayer Table at GW, and all the students being prayed for and encouraged by the ministry. I am convinced that revival in our nation’s Capital is paramount to the spiritual health of our country, and I am convinced that Bill and Josh are being used by the Lord to pave the way for a spiritual awakening on college campuses in Washington, DC.”