The toastie. A humble and simple hot toasted sandwich snack, beloved by students all over the world. In Lincoln, New Zealand, selling a variety of toasties has been a key evangelistic strategy for many years for the IFES group, TSCF\u2019s Lincoln University Christian Fellowship.<\/em><\/p>\n Hundreds of Lincoln University students live on campus in halls of residence. Each Wednesday night is pub night, when a local pub makes alcoholic drinks cheap. There is a strong drinking culture in Lincoln and for years the Christian students have served the campus by selling toasties to drunk students on the way back to halls from the pubs. The university likes it, providing ingredients for free as well as designing a new campus caf\u00e9 around the needs of toasties.<\/p>\n Selling toasties is an opportunity to sober students up a bit, as well as give away tracts and talk about Jesus. Every week students in various states of inebriation ask: \u2018Are you paid to do this?\u2019 and each week the answer is: \u2018No. We\u2019re the Christian Fellowship and we do this as an expression of the love and care Jesus has for you.\u2019<\/p>\n Although the price of the toasties is minimal, it has generated a profit over time of several thousand dollars. It\u2019s been a joy to see how generous and gospel-minded TSCF Lincoln students have been with this money.<\/p>\n Profits have been used to:<\/p>\n The toastie is just a small snack. Yet in the hands of TSCF Lincoln students it\u2019s not only been an evangelistic tool, but also an opportunity to raise funds and use them for IFES work in several contexts. I thank God for seeing such gospel generosity amongst these students.<\/em><\/p>\n Get a flavor of Lincoln toasties in this short video:<\/p>\nServing the students in\u00a0Lincoln<\/h4>\n
Sharing the\u00a0profits<\/h4>\n
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