"homework" projects

i just watched a video of dwight's testimony. i forgot how similar our stories are... at least the part about how God worked through prayer to draw us into a relationship with Him. it was again a reminder of how powerful prayer is and how we can/should lift others up in prayer too. both dwight and i were "homework" projects for our friends who were going through an outreach study. so little did we know at the time, but we each had groups of people praying for us throughout the study while our friends took steps in faith and with courage to ask us questions about God, church and life. God used these steps of faith to make us curious, and He softened our hearts to say "yes" to the invitations, and eventually we fell in love with our God who pursues us with unconditional love. after i became a believer, i too found out that i was a "homework" project and i was blown away that people i barely knew cared enough to pray for me during that time... and i was happy they did too. it's a good reminder that i need to not give up hope and to keep praying too!