Day 5

Today was our second outreach. We split up in pairs again, and I went with Ben. Before we headed out we got to know each other a bit more. The goal of this outreach was to use a questionnaire to break the ice. Ben and I decided to hit the beach first. Unfortunately, the beach was very unresponsive. We finally ran into a couple, but half way through the questionnaire we figured out that they were already Christians. A few guys we decided to ask cursed us off (they were also on drugs most likely). It had been the first time that I felt a little bit nervous while trying to talk to someone. After 6-7 unsuccessful attempts we ran into a couple in their 20s. The girl was very receptive and interested while the guy was a bit apathetic. We got through half of the questions when we decided to curve away from the questionnaire and talk about what they believed. The girl seemed to be interested, but she couldn't accept that Christ was the only way to heaven. Since the conversation came to a standstill we gave them the KGP (Knowing God Personally) pamphlets and prayed for them. After searching through a couple more people, we got a drunk guy who had been drinking to cover up pain. He told us his son was fighting in Afghanistan. The man was very verbally bipolar towards us. Sometimes he thrashed out at us, and other times he'd apologize and start crying. We decided to just listen to him mostly, especially since he would start getting aggressive if we said something he didn't like. Eventually he gave us a $20 bill for our organization. We tried to deny his offer but he wouldn't let us.

On a happier note, when we got back we played a scavenger hunt. The students looked for the staff who were disguised on the boardwalk. It was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be.