"Helping Louisiana Baptists Impact the World For Christ"

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer PANAMA CITY, Fla. (LBM) – Sixty-three members of the LSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry took trips to Florida, Hawaii, Utah and the country of Columbia over the spring break to offer the gift of salvation. During the March 6-15 evangelistic outreaches, they witnessed a mighty movement of the Holy Spirit in a variety of ministry opportunities in which they participated, according to LSU BCM Director Blake Grundy By the end of the mission trips, the teams collectively engaged in 731 Gospel conversations and saw 71 of those come to faith in Christ. IMPACTFUL Forty-two students traveled to Honolulu to assist students from the BCM with the University of Hawaii-Manoa with evangelism, yard work at a conference center of a local church and property maintenance at Pu`u Kahea Conference Center in Waianae (the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention’s camp). Another 15 students traveled to Panama City, Florida, to share the Gospel with individuals along the beach. Additionally, four students shared the Gospel to Mormons in Utah and two others assisted with a marriage retreat in Columbia. Grundy led the team in Panama City and was inspired by students who went from apprehensive … [Read more...]