Throughout the challenge, I knew that I had to be more intentional in my conversations. I tried to be intentional in listening to what my friends were sharing, and when appropriate, steered conversations toward talking about God. It was not as difficult or hard to achieve as I thought. From merely listening to my friends share and brushing aside their complaints of how “sian” school is or how they find no meaning in certain aspects of their lives, I chose to dig deeper by asking them more questions and encouraging them in small ways. It made me realise that my everyday conversations can be a platform for me to evangelise and speak into my friends’ lives.

I am not gonna lie though — this challenge was definitely awkward! It was quite difficult to bring up Christ in conversations and to find the right opportunity to share my testimony. I wanted it to be natural as well. I felt pretty scared, and when I finally managed to find an opportunity to share my testimony, my mind was racing with questions! “Will she think I am weird?” “Does she feel awkward?” “Is she starting to zone out?” However, something that kept me going was knowing what God has placed on my heart for my friend. It helped me to see how the Father wanted to reach out to her and that was a huge motivation in ignoring the awkwardness and continue to talk about Christ.

When it came to praying for another friend I had, it was definitely something out of my comfort zone. This is something I’ve never done before as I would normally say a prayer for my friends when I get back home in the privacy of my room. However, I decided to ask my friend if I could pray for her in person. To my surprise, she did not reject me but agreed! I honestly felt really happy because my fears of rejection did not come true. But even if my friend had rejected me, I think that I would have been fine with it. Of course I would feel a bit embarrassed but I know that the act of offering to pray would have meant something to her.