Hot Chocolate

For the past few weeks, LUXA has been handing out hot chocolate to students on their way to class. It seems like a simple gesture, but for some students, it changes how their day is going. I've lost count of the number of students that have told us "This really makes my day. Thank you so much for doing this." During class change, a line of students can usually be found waiting at our table for a cup of hot chocolate (or tea) and brief conversation. An amazing story has come from this table: Gil and I were manning the table one morning and a student stopped to ask us for directions. We asked her if she would like a cup of hot chocolate or tea and began to talk with her. We found out she was a transfer and this was her first day on Longwood's campus. We invited her to Thursday Night Worship. For the next few days, we saw her walking across campus and she would stop for hot chocolate or tea and talk with us. Thursday night rolled around and we saw this student there. That night after Gil's message, he gave an opportunity for anyone who wanted to to accept Christ. This transfer student we talked to all week accepted Christ that night. To me, it's stories like this, reaching students for Christ, that make all of this worth it. :)