I want to start by thanking God for making evangelism so free in New Zealand :) . Compared to evangelising in other countries and back in the days (bible characters like Paul and Stephen) WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT SO EASY! These missionaries risk their lives and suffer hardship, torture and persecution on a daily basis. I think the biggest lesson I learnt during Beachie was how easy sharing really is! All I need to do is step a little bit out of my comfort zone and use helpful resources (questionnaire, Solarium, KGP) to talk to random people that I may never see again and MOST OF ALL rely on God to work his magic ;). Of course it was scary and daunting at first, because of all my fears- “What if I say something wrong?”, “What if they ask me a really hard question that I can’t answer?”, “What if it’s really akward?” etc. etc.  But those fears dwindled after a few times because I learnt to rely on Him. You will be surprised how open people to talk about their beliefs and experiences with Christianity. SERIOUSLY! I remember talking to this lady for 45 mins and time just flew by… she told us about all the countries she has been to, her spiritual journey and the parts of the bible she doesn’t agree with. Even though she had set views about Christianity and did not really want to know God personally it was one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve ever had :O. I am so glad I live in a free and friendly country where there are no consequences for spreading the gospel. So let us sieze these FREE opportunities and do what we are made to do :D!!!!

The theme for Beachie this year was Acts 29. Have you ever read this chapter? Do you know what it’s about? In fact, this book does not exist in the Bible. (TRICKED YOU :P) The book of Acts is about the work of Jesus disciples and Paul after Jesus died and resurrected. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and had such great and admirable PASSION to spread the good news. So the idea of Acts 29 is for us to write our own personal experiences from evangelising so that our stories can become a chapter of this book and continue on the legacy these amazing characters have left us. (I KNOW RIGHT? MINDBLOW! I LOVE THE IDEA OF ACTS 29… when they first introduced it I was so touched by it! A chill literally ran up my spine :D). So, here I am recording what I have learnt and experienced at Beach Project… this is only the beginning of my very own version Acts 29 stay in tune for more! :)