Rejection

I’ve… been rejected more times this term than I had previously been in my whole life. The vast majority of these rejections have come from flyering. Time and time again people have ignored my attempts to engage with them on the streets.

During freshers this was almost daily- for the rest of the year it’ll be weekly as I flyer for an hour before the Thursday lunchtime talks with some other trainees/staff members/volunteers. And in all honesty- I really didn’t enjoy this. It’s probably fair to say that I hated it. During freshers’ week flyering emotionally drained me, as I was often afraid of engaging random people in conversation or felt disheartened by the lack of success/endless rejection. Thankfully it has become easier with time, and while I can only occasionally say that I enjoy it, I do feel like I’ve become used to it and have developed a thicker skin.

Please pray that I would be growing in boldness/confidence in the gospel, that I’d become better at not just handing out flyers but engaging strangers in conversation and sharing the gospel with them. And give thanks that I’m no longer finding it as miserable as I did!.

Tom Holland - Trainee, Euston Church