This was down the hall of one of the headquarters we worked at. It did get pretty loud. All six of our teams combined made, FIFTY THOUSAND phone calls, which was more then any of our congressional districts combined. We more then doubled their expectations for us. And It was awesome. We also did some sign waving at busy intersections. The thing that surprised me the most was how rude some people were on the phone, even republicans! If you are ever on the phone with a democrat, even if you disagree, Do Not say that you hate democrats. Elisabeth H. had someone tell her that, and we all had more rude people then we would care to admit. Over all it was a great trip. I'm not used to traveling without my family, so being in a strange place with strange people was hard, yet good for me. With Fifty Thousand phone calls and Five thousand doors, I'm sure we had something to do with Michele Bachmann winning! But I think the biggest thing that made her win was all of our prayer while working. We tried to pray for people while we talked to them, especially Democrats. If you're ever on a phone with a republican please say that you appreciate what they're doing. Very few people said that to us, but when they did, it really encouraged us. In closing, I just got to say, things look bad now, but the darker the world gets, the brighter Christians lights will shine. So don't get depressed, just keep fighting for what is right. We've complained enough about losing, now it's time to roll up our sleeve's and get to work again, For America. |
Way to go, Priscilla!! It's so cool you got to work with Generation Joshua!! We had a bunch of them in Sioux Falls several years ago helping us campaign for John Thune the first time he ran for Senate...they were great! :) I agree with you tho...it's so discouraging that we lost the presidential election as well as many other important races around the country, but souls are more important than politics, and we can't just sit around and mope for the next four years! Keep up the fight!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see other young christians getting involved, and standing up for what they believe! I can relate to your experience, as I spent ten days in Sioux Falls earlier this year in support of Ron Paul, doing much the same things you were doing. Had a good time working with fellow RP supporters, making a bunch of phone calls, and going door-to-door... You are right though, you do tend to run short on sleep! :-)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!
Andrew B.