Philadelphia youth challenge 2009
My decision to apply for Philadelphia youth challenge started when Pastor Tara Vincross invited students to participate at B.M.A.'s visitors day 2009. I heard that I could make any where from one thousand five hundred dollars to four thousand dollars. I was very excited because all my eight grade year I dreaded working in what they call industry! I call it slave labor camp. After they accepted my application and my family dropped me off there in Philly, I was blessed the first week when I met the people I would be staying with they were awesome, or so I thought till I found out I was there main chef.
Even though I enjoy cooking, after eight weeks it became tiresome.
My first day canvassing was a very good learning experience. I had many good and bad responses from the people I met at the doors. Although Philadelphia is known as a rude hateful city many of my experiences at the door were good and encouraging to me, a first timer at canvassing!
One day while I was out canvassing I was feeling very discouraged because I hadn't sold any books all day. When my leader picked me up and dropped me and a friend off at another street he reminded us to pray before we got to the doors, as I had forgotten to do earlier that day. As we were praying I remembered that our book of the day was “the Great Controversy” now the book of the day is the book that our group decided to promote for the day. When it was my turn to pray I prayed that I would be able to sell at least one “Great controversy”. After pray we went to our first door on that street.
I was so nervous that I was shaking as I reached to ring the door bell, I waited about fifteen seconds not hearing anything I decided to walk away. As I was turning the door opened and an older man stepped out and asked “how may I help you?” I greeted him and started going through the canvasses, at first he kept eye contacted with me but as I went on he seemed to get bored and uninterested. When I got to the “Great Controversy” canvass his telephone rang, I was sure he would say “okay well I have to go bye” but instead he said “hold on let me get that I'll be right back” I waited for what seemed like hours and finally he came back carrying in his hand a ten dollar bill. As he approached me he said “I would like that book, the great controversy” and here is ten dollars, (the exact amount the book cost). I didn't canvass the book to him and he knew he wanted it! In Philadelphia youth challenge we have a saying that goes like this With every great controversy that goes into a home an angel goes with it!
God was definitely leading me to him! God has helped me so much this summer it's was amazing and as many of you know he convicted me,and I decided to be baptized! God is amazing
