Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope you had a  blessed day in the Spirit. I had a good day on campus and Angelica prayed with me to receive Jesus. I left at 3 PM with everyone else in the school as they cancelled it to let everyone get home. They  didn’t manage to plow the parking lot in time for classes this morning and the students parked randomly over the lines covered in snow reducing the parking by 20% or so. There may not be school tomorrow if they can not get everything shoveled. If we get 3 inches by midnight they should be able to get to it, but if we have 6 inches who knows.

Angelica was sitting in the cafeteria, chilling at one of the tables, waiting for class to start. She was a big girl and had a cute round face and braces on her teeth with blue bands that matched her Cubs hoodie. Her hair was in rows of braids on the top of her head (black and red) that came down into two red braids, looked like she was ready for a game. When I asked her what she would say to God to get into Heaven she said, “I would say cause I lost my grannie and grandmother and I really wanna see them.” She thought she had a 50/50 chance to get into Heaven. As I went through the Gospel she was very serious suddenly. She knew Jesus had died for her sins but had not seemed to be trusting in that to be forgiven. She seemed to think a long time after saying she would want to be forgiven when I asked her if she had been trusting in Christ to forgive her or hoped she was a good person and God would forgive her because of that. “I know you had heard the story, but have you been trusting in Jesus or do you still need to do that,” I asked. I prayed as she thought asking God to guide her to pray if she hadn’t yet trusted in Him. Finally she said, “I say this one,” pointing at the circle with Christ living inside her. Still not sure I said, “Well if you think you still need trust in Christ there is a prayer you can pray.” And I talked her through it saying she could pray it silently if she wished. She took the booklet and prayed to receive Jesus. I gave her 20 Things God Can’t Do writing her name and the date she found on her phone for me and “Forgiven”. I explained everything God was asking her to do in the Christian life she could do “By the Spirit’s Power” also writing that in the inside of the book. I gave her a Bible study and blessed her and I headed out.

God truly blessed today and I had some good discussions and helped some Christians with their faith as well. A young black guy Shepherd was struggling with balancing his faith and study to become a doctor. He said had set his faith aside in the summer, at least time wise given over to a passion for his books. I walked him through the Gospel which he knew well and then through trusting in the power of the Spirit and asking God by faith for His strength in everything. “You studies do not have to be an either/or with Christian service but can be your service to God as you ask for His strength and Honor him with your work, otherwise we would have no Christian Doctors.” I pointed out everyone who was a Christian could work through the day this way. His heart and burden seemed lifted. He knew the Gospel saying, “I know you are not saved by works”, but was struggling. I said many Christians think though they are saved by faith they stay saved by their works. But we are not saved that way but ask for His strength to do everything to please Him and because of this there is no failure because He can work things into good. I said the question he struggled to answer what the likelihood was you would go to Heaven, “If you are trusting in the righteousness of Jesus this is 100%.” I gave him 20 Things God Can’t Do because they are one page studies and the back has 100 verses that are good each chapter has verses and sayings of famous Christian writers. I said they were short and he could just read a verse here and there to think on through the day. He firmly shook my hand as we parted and I said I would see him in Heaven and he was redirected and thanked me. So hopefully I had the right words for him and he is trusting now completely in Christ and His power to live. I take comfort in that people are praying for God to give me words. My friend Bob prayed for me today saying, “May you walk in confidence that it is not up to you but up to the Spirit to guide your steps and prepare the hearts of students to hear & respond to the gospel.” I hope Shepherd rightly heard and seen the way to live for Christ. And I trust God will use my work today and make it into good.
So thanks for your prayers for the Ministry and evangelism today if you had the chance, God blessed.

In Him,

Bob