So I’m staying in Castleberry Hills – a suburb of Atlanta. It is sort of this artsy/loft neighborhood a mile from the Dome. It’s a district that is big on helping preserve the neighborhoods from overzealous developers. Surrounding the area are lots of low-income neighborhoods with high crime. I personally enjoy walking through some of these parts because of the people. Every morning I would walk to the Georgia Dome and get bombarded by homeless people asking for money. But at the same time many of them just wanted to know why there were a ton of us commuting down the sidewalks. I know I have been wanting to be more intentional and bold in my faith (I’m not always good at this). I had some opportunities to share what God is doing in the young adults of this generation and what Passion is all about. Because of how little sleep you get at Passion (12 hour days), I found myself grabbing and going a lot when it comes to food. Every morning I stopped at this Subway to get the $3 special – a breakfast sandwich and coffee. I got to know Drew – a middle aged African-American man with a genuine heart. He was so curious about all the students and the noise going on at the Georgia Dome. I shared with him about Passion and for our desire to see justice in this generation for the millions in slavery. We became friends throughout the week and I am thankful that God put me in his life to share. I also stopped at the above Chevron gas station on my way back several times to grab something to drink and had an opportunity to share with the store owner from India. He too was blown away from all the young adults everywhere and wanted to know more about what Passion was all about.
Drew from Subway
My $3 special to go
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