Last week on April 1st our small group (All Day) had a Krispy Kreme doughnuts fundraiser in Angell hall. We bought close to 600 doughnuts (or 50 dozen) and by the end of the day they were all sold. It was truly aamzing! Different small group members took hour shifts during the day to man the table and it was really funny (because some people were being really crazy!), challenging, and encouraging to see. Not only was it a mission to try and sell as many doughnuts as possible, but as the day went on we all began to realize that it was also a test of faith and boldness in sharing about our faith indirectly. We might not have been preaching the gospel, but sharing about our church or the fact that we went to church brought up insecurities that many of us had to overcome. The entire event was challenging--from persuading health-conscious students to buy doughnuts to learning to share our identities as Christians, we were definitely more prepared beforehand for the first challenge than the latter. However, both worked to build teamwork amongst different small group members as well as stirring a greater awareness of our responsibility as salt and light on this campus, which is something we always seemed to talk about but never really got a chance to see put to the test in this way.

The best part of the day for me was when an older man completely ignored us as we tried to get him to buy doughnuts from us, but once we mentioned it was for our church, he immediately stopped walking and came back around to our table. We explained the money would go to buying a church buildling so we could have a permanent home instead of meeting in Angell hall every week. He donated $10 and didn't even want a doughnut! This one man's gesture deeply encouraged me--it reminded me that it is not just our church members who are in this together but also the greater body of Christ on this campus...we are all desiring to see more lives saved on this campus!