Every Wednesday, BSM serves free lunch to students at UTSA. The meal is a time for students to connect, relax and of course have a free meal. There is no "typical profile" for the average attendee. Students who come from other faiths, who have no faith, who are searching attend our luncheons along with followers of Christ. The meal allows us the opportunity to serve and bless students as well as develop relationships with them. The ultimate goal is that through the relationship building-Christ will be shared.
Meet Anant. He is a young man of Indian descent. Raised a nominal Hindu, he also attends our luncheons. This past week, after my ten minute devotional talk (I usually focus on one spiritual truth or principle for the day), he approached me. He had questions.
I loved his intellectual honesty and transparency. He wanted to know more about the relationship between faith and works. His specific question: "I understand how faith would please God (we are not talking about the same God here-but this was our initial conversation), but what about works? Can we do good things, good works, and not have faith in this God and still please Him?"
God opened the door for me to share the Gospel with Anant. I would like to say he has given his life to Christ, but he has not as of now. He still has questions. He is very open and receptive. Please pray for him. Pray that the Holy Spirit would open his eyes and ears, open his heart and draw him to the One True God through Jesus Christ. Pray for his salvation. Pray for me, and for our students who know him. Pray that we would all be available, willing patient, prayerful and eager to continue sharing with this special young man.
UTSA is filled with students like Anant. Almost every worldview and religion (or lack of religion) is found on our campus of 29,000 students. Pray for BSM, that we would be the missional people God has called us to be.
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