For those of you who don't know, the title of the post is a High School Musical reference :), but this blog is the start of something new for me. I have never really been much of a writer, but recently a few people told me to start a blog, thus, I have obeyed. I am a student at The University of Texas (Hook 'em Horns). Just a little over three weeks ago, I moved for the first time in my life (yes, my bedroom at home was my baby nursery, and I tried switching rooms with Casey when I was 4, but I missed my old room too much). Living in Austin in completely different than living in Houston. I have seen some bizarre happenings in the past 3 weeks, but I trust the Lord is going to use me here in Austin (even though I have been told it is Sodom & Gomorra, I think by an Aggie). Even though Christianity is not necessarily cool here, God is moving here at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, I saw Him move today:
Today in one of my favorite classes (Perspectives on Deafness), I decided to introduce myself to the girl who sits in the front row (we will call her Julie). Julie is deaf in her right ear and has some physical impairments. I have been sitting behind her for three weeks, but I felt the need to meet her today. Anyways, we exchanged names and went our separate ways. Earlier this evening, I ran out of coffee, and if you know me at all, you know I like my coffee. I was thinking maybe I could just use some of my instant VIA packets tomorrow morning so that I could stay home and do homework, but I eventually decided against that idea. Thus, I drove to Whole Foods to get some coffee so that I could survive my Professor's abnormal amount of energy tomorrow morning. Well, as soon as I arrived at the store, there was Julie, sitting alone eating dinner and working on her homework. I walked up to her to her to say hi. Julie and I talked for a little while, and she mentioned to me that she had nerve damage in her face. I told her that I thought everyone has trials in life, but I believed that it was because Jesus brings us closer to Him through those hard times. I'm not even sure how it occurred, but I started sharing the Gospel with Julie. She told me that she used to be a Christian, but she didn't trust Christians anymore because of past experiences. I explained to her that because of sin in the world, even if someone is a Christian, they still are sinners. Anyways, I invited Julie to come to Bible study with me tomorrow night, but she told me she didn't feel comfortable around Christians. She agreed to have coffee with me before class next week though ;). I don't know how the Lord is going to use this situation, I would like to become friends with this sweet girl and show her the love of Christ. Please be praying for this situation, I definitely think the Lord is opening doors for me to serve here on campus. I was thinking about it, and what if I had decided to just use my VIA packet of instant coffee in the morning. What if I had not run into Julie tonight? It is incredible to see how the Lord ordains our paths and is in control of my life.
