Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Hope you had a good day today. I had a good day sharing the faith on campus and two students believed in Jesus, Chris and Heather. Chris was just eating some Asian food in the cafeteria, he said he would do a survey for the Bible Study group we got and it turned out he liked to rock climb so I told him some stories and how a guy I knew almost died, and about some others who did. I went through the gospel with him; he was from a catholic background. Short military haircut good guy. He hadn’t been to church in 4 years, he figured. But after we talked for a while and I’d told him the gospel I asked him if he had ever asked God to forgive his sins because of what Jesus had done for him on the cross. He said he might have somehow in Church as a kid, "I prayed whenever everyone else did," he said with a grin. I asked him if he had ever done it where he had thought about it as an adult and he smiled and said no and wanted to pray to have a relationship w/ God and did. He said he only had a children’s Bible at home and so I gave him one and a bible Study and More than a Carpenter to read. He was appreciative as we walked out I told him I would keep him in my prayers.

Heather had "like 4 minutes" before class but wanted to talk and I kind of raced through the gospel with her helping her understand stuff. She wanted a Bible but I hadn’t run out to the truck to get another after I had given the one I had to Chris. She seemed kind of disappointed but I promised I would look for her and have one for her next week. She was sitting out in the open in the Health Science building lounge so it seems likely I can find her again. I did give her More than a Carpenter also and a Bible study and asked her if after what I said she Believed that Jesus had died for her sins and rose from the dead and trusted that this is what made her right w/ God and she said she did so I touched her shoulder and said well then I can tell you that your sins are forgiven. She got a big smile on her face and ran off to class. So please pray I can run into her again and get her a Bible, it has worked out before so hey.

I tried to talk w/ a girl last week but she spoke almost no English so I gave her More than a Carpenter to read. Today I found her again, she spoke just a bit more, she was taking English classes and said she had read a little of the book, or understood a little, it was hard to understand. Her name is Mohera [might be spelling it wrong] and it turns out she speaks Russian and is from Uzbekistan, she missed home. So I tried really hard to communicate a bit more w/ her since she was friendly. Pretty girl she said she married her husband 2 years ago and he brought her here, they live in an apartment and are Muslim. So I am going to get ahold of my friend Sergey Rakhuba who runs Russian ministries in town and get some kind of materials for her to bring home if he thinks it is a good idea. Frankly I read an article about Canadian honor killings tonight that gave me pause but one book or two should be ok as it seems her family is far away.

So thanks for your prayers. It seems God is still willing to use them and me as well.

In Him,
Bob

Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Well, I had a couple pretty good talks with students Anastasia who was raised Russian Orthodox and didn’t know who God was anymore. She’d lost 4 friends in an accident and had landed on being good and hoping for the best, she didn’t know if she believed in heaven, didn’t go to church. I felt like I connected w/ her some, told her the gospel and that God loved her. Tried to help a bit.

Alex was a cute blonde Jewish girl sitting eating spaghetti and meatballs in the lunch room. She went to Temple every week and said most of it was not in English. She really tracked with the gospel though and said she hadn’t understood b4 how God took away her sins. She said, "That was good I really understood it and I could relate to the examples you used." She said it wasn’t like going to Temple where she did not understand anything. So we talked a little more and I showed her a prayer to ask God to forgive her sins based on what Jesus had done that I had contrasted to the Jewish sacrificial system earlier saying if it was in her heart to ask it was a place to start with the Lord. Then she took a copy of the student edition of The Case for Christ from me so that was great. But I think she had accepted the verisimilitude of the gospel and I blessed her and I hope it was a good seed planted. I’ll be praying for her.

Thanks for your prayers,

In Him,
Bob

Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Thanks for your prayers today I had a couple of good conversations and Kristin Prayed to receive Jesus a her savior. She’s African American cute little athletic girl in sweats. She didn’t know how God took away her sins but then the story of salvation seemed a bit familiar to her as I explained the Gospel to her. I asked her if she had ever asked God to forgive her sins because of what Jesus had done for her on the cross and she said no. So I invited her to do so and showed her a prayer to receive him, believing He was God and had died for her sins and thank Him for His forgiveness. She said after she prayed to receive Christ that she had known a little but she had never committed to Christ b4. She said her Church had not taught her the gospel and she didn’t get anything out of it but I encouraged her to pray that God would show her more every time the Bible was read in Church. She took The Case for Faith from me and I gave her a Bible study, invited her to ours and got her e-mail to send her stuff. She thinks she might be able to make Bible study.

I had a several other interesting discussions with a girl in recovery and encouraged some other Christians.

Thanks for your prayers and for coming along if you had the chance.

In Him,
Bob

Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Hope ya had a great day.  Things went pretty well on campus today I had some good conversations.  Nika came to Christ.  She is african American and was standing at the entrance way of the SRC building waiting for a bus.  Standing because for some reason they took all the benches out of the area.  Not part of the master plan or someone wanted them somewhere else who knows.  So I asked her if she would do a survey about God and she said she would while she kept one eye out for the Bus outside.  I didn’t  now how her ride would come at first so I just prayed it would be late enough for me to get through the gospel.  I asked her what one thing was she would like to do b4 she died and she said, “Get closer to God.”  I assume God heard her, knew this and sent me along guided by prayers.  She thought she was going to heaven because she was a nice person.  When the bus right b4 hers came she got nervous she would miss it from being distracted by what I was saying so I said let’s stand outside so we did and she prayed to receive Jesus.   More than a Carpenter  fit right in her clutch sized purse and I gave her a Bible Study to read.  IN moments her Bus rolled up and I watched her get on.

I had a good conversation with a couple others, a Catholic guy Mason was close and I encouraged him.  Mari [short for Marianna] had been an atheist since she was 10 when her parents divorced.  I really felt for her and tried to extend some love her way.  She took a copy of the student edition of The Case for Faith from me saying as she selected a book, ‘It’s shorter.”  Which I hope means she’ll read it and God will speak to her through it.  Had some other good conversations, thanks for your prayers.  I feel blessed to have a ministry to do and really am grateful people are willing to pray so that it accomplishes His work in hearts.

In His Love,
Bob Bollow
bob.thirdwatch@sbcglobal.net

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