Adam is a college freshman this fall at Clemson University.  He has been an awesome addition to the Southbrook Student Ministry over the past few years.  Here is his story from New Hampshire.

So, when Billy told me that he wanted us to write about our experiences from the New Hampshire Missions trip, I didn’t know what I was going to say exactly because I wanted to tell everyone EVERYTHING about it! This trip helped me realize even more that God’s plan is even greater than our own because I didn’t know which trip this summer I should have gone on at first. It was between Haiti and New Hampshire. I had been praying and praying and finally I felt as if God had put a burden on my heart for NH. At first I wondered, “why not Haiti?” but now I know that God knew where I needed to be and where I would be the most effective and grow the most in my walk with Him!
This trip was a unique one for me because I was going as a adult aged student. I was going to be going to college only a week after returning, which essentially makes me an adult, but i was going on a Student Missions Trip as a Student. But I realized that Christ helped me serve the roles of leader and as student the entire time as was necessary. It was cool being trusted at times as a leader, but as a student, too. Admittingly this is an awkward transition phase in my life, as noted by Auntie Mia, but God helped me through it!

The best part about our trip, hands-down, was our mission! We went to serve alongside Riverbank Church in Lebanon, NH and Brattleboro, VT  (Brat) by helping them however they needed and by inviting people in those respective areas to church! This is when the spirit warfare began to hit though. As we started passing out doorhangers it became evident that the enemy was there trying to hinder us in anyway, whether it was by breaking down our bus, or by fostering fear in us as we invited the lost to church to hear the word of Christ. For me, passing out doorhangers was fun and talking to people was interesting because those are things I don’t mind at all. God made me a really social giant and because of that, those two things weren’t as hard, but after passing out doorhangers in Brat, it hit me: these people that are lost without Christ are lost for eternity… This lone fact hit me that night during our meeting. When people rejected our invitations to church, they weren’t rejecting us, but they were rejecting Christ and the fact that they were lost just broke my heart. The lord really put a burden for the lost on my heart, unlike ever before. But he also gave me a hope as well! When we set up church that Sunday and afterward we found out that Riverbank had their highest attendance between the two locations (other than Easter and Christmas) it reminded me that even if we only planted the seed in someones mind or they came to church and accepted Christ, it was all worth it and to God be the glory, not us!

For me, this was the best trip I could have gone on… God did a work in me through this trip unlike any trip before and it was amazing. Between sharing the Gospel, talking to random strangers about church and Christ, broken buses, Party-X SUVs, never ending songs, cliff jumping, and the GREATEST team I could have asked to be a part of, I WILL NEVER forget this trip or what God did on it.

As my last trip before leaving for college and as a student, I can say that I wouldn’t have a changed a single thing! God is awesome and He continues to show His great power and love through all that He does! One thing I know for a fact is that I will be returning to NH and VT at some point. Even a week after leaving, I still feel a yearning to return and pray it doesn’t go away! I can’t wait to hopefully return next year as a leader!

Thank you to everyone and God bless

PS: Miss you Southbrookies!