Thankful for Encouragement

So it's November. Finally. The month of thanksgiving. So (hopefully) every day, I will be giving you something that I am thankful for. Today, that is encouragement. I went on a prayer walk tonight, so my initial thought was I will post on being thankful for the power of prayer. However, too much happened tonight for me to be that detailed. So encouragement it is :)

While waiting on my partner to arrive for the prayer walk, I noticed in front of the library a station that read "Free Coffee". My sweet friend was working the station so I went to see what it was all about. They are a group called "Love Experiments" (or something similar) who go around doing nice things for people. Like tonight, served free coffee. They do several things like making goody baskets for sick students and things of that sort. I witnessed two men coming up for coffee and they asked one of the guys why they were doing this. His response was along the lines of they wanted to erase the images that some people have of Christians being hypocrites. They just wanted to love on people, even just with simple things like handing out coffee. How awesome is that?

I saw my friend arrive for the prayer walk and we began our journey through campus. I can't even explain the amount of comfort, joy, and peace that I felt. It has been too long since I've prayed for this campus and it was such an encouragement to me. The fact that I was so blessed by it, but also that I was able to lift up this school with a fellow believer. God continues to work. 

On this prayer walk, we had intended to go through Memorial Circle. Once we arrived, we noticed a group of students right in the middle. So we stopped and prayed together and once we did, I could hear this group singing songs of praise to our Lord. Again, I received such encouragement.

It's evident that this school is flowing with God's love. It used to be hard for me to believe, but God continues to give me encouragement. Just like He did tonight. I am so incredibly thankful for that.

That's my prayer for you all this month. And especially tonight. That you will be encouraged. Happy November 1st!