#CoCMidAtlanticII, Day 3

Dear dairy (yes,I meant to write dear dairy), today was our third day in North Carolina, and probably the most chill one. Physically, the weather dropped by around 20 degrees, so it was quite a contrast to the past few days, so I was layered up. For today’s activities, we traveled back again around the area to visit NC state. We started off with handing out Bibles for America tracts to the students at NC state, and we were joined with some current students and alumni. I find it quite hard handing out tracts, but today I was able to hand out not only a tract, but a Bible to a person on campus. I was encouraged by Larry and Tunggal when they shared Revelations 3:8 "I know your works; behold, I have put before you an opened door which no one can shut, because you have a little power and have kept My word and have not denied My name." I was touched that what pleases the Lord is not our doing much for Him but rather our doing our best for Him with what we have. We then visited a dairy farm where we learned about cows and milk and ate fresh cow ice cream. We also saw lots of cows. Then we went to the Church in Raleigh and some of the brothers harmonized their snoring to make a beautiful song during their nap. Finally, to end the day off we had a Bibles for America seminar where we learned about where we belong in God’s plan. It was such a sweet day blending with students at NC state!

—Joshua L. 🐮

“That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and grounded in love” - Ephesians 3:17

This spring break trip, we’re reading “The Two Greatest Prayers of the Apostle Paul,” and I really enjoyed a short portion this morning about Christ making His home in our hearts. “Christ is in us, but not settled in us. This is because our inner man has not been strengthened. Our inner man needs to be strengthened with the fourfold power.” As believers, we have God’s power within us! I really appreciated how when we turn to Christ and experience this power within us, we have the way for the deadness, rebellion, and troublesome things in our being to be dealt with. Then, He will have such an easy way to flow into us and saturate our entire being. Our inner man is strengthened by Christ further settling in us, and this issues in the church life. What a rich supply we have!

After our morning revival time together, we had some time to flyer and eat lunch on the NC State Campus before going on the NC State Dairy Farm Tour. It was cool to learn about how milk goes from cows to milk to ice cream, and we even got to see some cows up close and personal as we walked around the farm! At the end, we were treated to some delicious ice cream made from the milk of the cows we just saw.

In the evening, I had the chance to join the “Young Adults” meeting in the RTP area, and I was really encouraged by how the believers here are going on in the Lord together. They are all choosing to make a sacrifice to drive and gather together after work, especially for those who work shifts into the night, nevertheless desiring to enjoy the Lord corporately. I had a great time blending with these saints, and it would be awesome to see them again some time!

P.S. I got to finish this blog post in my hospitality’s massage chair XD

—Alex G.

As a working saint on this trip, my vision of the body has been so refreshed! I am super blessed by the Lord for my job where I can work flexibly, so I invested the time the Lord gave me and joined the spring break trip.

Today’s main adventures:

1. Gospel time at NC State. The students went out on the gospel, and I took some time to work on campus at the Student union… Although my job is flexible, I still have to fulfill certain responsibilities from Pharaoh.

2. We got a tour of Raleigh’s famous dairy farm. I learned so much about cows! Contrary to popular belief, cows only have 1 stomach that has 4 parts, not 4 stomachs!

3. I really enjoyed the working saints’ meeting. It was a sweet time to overflow and hear from other working saints. I especially enjoyed how at the end we got into small groups and prayed for each other. If you know me, you probably know I have a hard time praying in groups… But this time was one of the sweetest prayer times I’ve had! We were able to just open up to one another even though we don’t know each other that well humanly. The spirit really makes us one and I felt like I genuinely entered into their burdens!

—Dorothy K.