Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

I hope your day was blessed in the Lord. I had a good day on campus and Jordan, Abby and David each prayed with me to receive Jesus today.

Jordan was sitting outside the back of the MAC Arts Center under the arbor style benches that are outside the tops story doors. He was wearing black stone washed jeans and a gray t-shirt that read: “Winning is my business and business is good.” He had braids coming down off an afro some facial hair. Nice looking guy friendly smile. He said he had a religious family. When I asked him why God should let him into Heaven he said, “Because I’m a good person.” He thought he had about a 75% chance of going to heaven. He listened to the verses and as I came near the end quoting Jesus words, ‘I am the way the truth and the life…” He finished the verse for me and said he knew that one. He said he would want to be forgiven with Christ living inside him when I asked so I asked if when he asked for forgiveness if he’d been trusting in Jesus, (he’d known Jesus died for his sins) or just trying to be good, hoping God would forgive him. “Trying to be good,” he replied. So I walked him through the prayer and said he could use it to ask God to forgiven him and live inside him, “So do you think you might want to do it?” “Yeah,” he replied and prayed to receive Christ. I gave him a Bible writing his name and the date in the front and showing him the “Where to Turn” index. I explained the life in Christ walking by the Spirit writing that in the front of  20 Things God Can’t Do and gave him a Bible study. “I gotta get to class or I’m gonna be late.” “Sorry I did mean to make ya late,” I said as he hurried away. “No it’s OK I’m not late,” he said grinning. “Thanks!” And he trotted off.

Abby was sitting in the covered area in the shade outside the cafeteria glass at a metal picnic table. She looked Filipino and was 7th day Adventist in background but had ceased going to Church. She had black shirt and  yoga pants on with laces up the sides and the front of her bangs were frosted brown, her dark hair fell stick straight down past her shoulders, cute kid, petite. She seemed a little down-hearty-baby though she was friendly. When I asked her if she died and stood before God what she would say to get into heaven she said, “Because He created me.” She listened to the gospel and knew Jesus had died for her sins. She said she would want to be forgiven for her sins in answer to my question so I asked,” “Do you believe Jesus was God He died for your sins and rose from the dead?” “Yes,” she replied after a moment. I asked if when she asked for forgiveness if she had hoped she was good enough to get forgiven or if she had truly been trusting in Jesus dying for her, “I know you knew the story but had you trusted in Jesus?” And I pointed out that her answer that God had created her did not get her to Heaven because he created everyone but everyone is not in Heaven” And she agreed. I don’t know.” she said after thinking a moment. “Well if you don’t know it seems unlikely you were trusting in it right?” She agreed. So I offered her the prayer in the booklet she could pray. She want to and prayed to receive Christ. I gave her a Bible Study explaining it a bit and the book 20 Thing God Can’t Do writing “By the Spirit’s Power” in the front (having explained living inside out) and the date she’d trusted Christ. ‘What if you believe in God but don’t go to Church,” she asked. I took out a Compass Church card showing her where she could listen to sermons. “I’ve heard of this,” she said. I said she could listen to some sermons there once a week and check it out or wherever God might lead her to go to church when she was ready. It seemed like the 7th Day Adventist Church had kind of turned her off, She reached out to shake my hand and said, “Nice to meet you,” getting up to leave. “I’ll see you in Heaven,” I replied shaking her hand and she smiled at that and said “by-eye,” with kind of a sweet sing song lilt in her voice and walked back towards the doors.

David was sitting on the sofa benches just down the hall from were we have Bible Study. Latino guy 5 by 5, built like a heavy weight wrestler and he did in fact wrestle. He said he didn’t know where his parents had taken him to church early in life (when he didn’t speak English yet) but it was Catholic and he seemed to go still from time to time. He wore a gray nylon short sleeve shirt and dark sweats, high tops. Had a few days growth of beard and Superman hair cut some of the front curling back onto his forehead. Good looking guy. When  asked him why God should let him into Heave he said, “I try to help out others as much as possible. I’m a giver more than a receiver.” He thought he had a 50/50 shot at going to Heaven. He was a nice friendly guy. he listened with a bit of ascent here and there though he did not know the Gospel and hadn’t known how God took away his sins. I finished gong through the Gospel and he wanted to be forgiven. So I asked him also if he believed Jesus was God had died for his sins and rose from the dead and he said he did. So I asked if he wanted to trust in that And he said, “Yes,” nodding again. Walking him through the prayer I asked if he would want to pray it trusting in Christ and he said, “Um-hum.” And he took the booklet and prayed to receive Christ. I explained a life in Christ by the fruit of the Spirit how he could ask for the Holy Spirit to help in all things living “inside out” then writing “By the Spirit” in the front of 20 Things God Can’t Do. I also gave him a Bible writing his name and the date he trusted Christ in the front, showing him the “Where to Turn” index. I explained if he was trusting in the righteousness of Christ to be his righteousness the likelihood he would go to Heaven was 100%. Then I gave him a Bible study and he was grateful. “God bless you baby,”‘ I said getting up to leave and he said “God bless you too,” with a smile.

So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today if you had a chance, God directed me and was with me all day.

In Him,

Bob