Student Stories

Student Stories

“I had found plants to call my own in the desert, and I purposed in my heart to make that young woman my friend.”
– Plants and Purpose in the Desert, HO Student

“I asked her if she’d like to see it [my Bible] and hold it. Her face lit up and she was so amazed that holding this book involved no ceremonial washing beforehand and that I just had it with me in my bag.” – Bible on the Beach, Gateway Student
“… traveling home to a funeral and getting my skateboard taken led to my friend Brad asking me to tell him the Gospel of Jesus..” – Can you tell me?, Gateway Student

“The Muslim call to prayer cuts through this city five times a day. I should be used to it by now, but it still catches me off guard every time.” –The Harvest Will Come, Gateway Student
“Almost immediately after I finished praying, she said to me, “I like your necklace.” My necklace is a cross that says “tetelestai,” -Tetelestai, Gateway student
“So why the Middle East?
Why Islam?
Because they are lost. 
My friend was my woman at the well….” -Moderen Day Samaritan Woman Gateway Student
“That’s weird,” our friend said, “why would God want to listen to you? You are nothing compared to him.”  – Why Would God Listen to You?, Gateway Student
“After telling her my past with depression she showed me the scars on her arms and told me she has struggled too..” -Scars to Jesus, Gateway Student
“They dressed me up like a sheikh (a leader of a village) in their traditional clothing, taught me how to dance, and turned me into a Y-person for a couple hours.” -Beauty in Culture, Gateway student

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North Africa and the Middle East through the eyes of students.