Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope your day was blessed. We had a good day at the book table, got some affirmation and went through the Gospel with some peeps.  Stephanie received Jesus as her Savior today.

I was talking to an older student who I used to know from Africa, Mariah, who had just finished up at Southern IU in Physical therapy. She was visiting school and dropped by to ask for a prayer request that she would pass her boards (please pray she does) and say hi. She paused our conversation over her prayer request as Stephanie had picked up  Evolution the Lie and was looking at 20 Things God Can’t Do. Mariah said to her, “I know I saw that too.” I used the break to explain the book a bit and then asked her if she wanted to answer a question. She agreed and I asked her if she died and stood before God, what would she say to get into Heaven. She did not know, but said I could tell her what the Bible said. I went through the Gospel with her, having to blow off Mariah but she understood. Stephanie was a slight tiny girl , a pointed chin small face, cute with glasses and long light brown hair, several inches past her shoulders. She was wearing one of the balloon hats they were making for students on clubs and activities day. I made sure I didn’t rush since she was so hard to read, very quiet and reserved. She had a mostly pink multi colored shirt on with some white and blue. She wore a couple necklaces. She knew Jesus had died to take away her sin, but had seemed to be hoping she would be good enough. She was attentive but did not say anything as I explained the Gospel to her. She said she went to a Roman Catholic Church. When I asked her if she would want to be forgiven for her sins, she looked up at me in the eyes and nodded. So having finished the Gospel I walked her through the prayer and read, “It says here: Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? So would you say that it did?” She nodded again and I said if she wanted she could pray and ask God to forgive her, trusting in what Jesus had done to pay for her sins on the Cross and His Spirit would live inside her. She said she would pray it later when she was alone. I explained living by the Spirit’s Power inside out. I gave her a copy of 20 Things God Can’t Do and wrote her name and “By the Spirit’s Power” explaining how everything God was asking her to do He would give her the power to do. I explained a symbolic view of the Mass as remembering Jesus had died for her sins and she was forgiven and when she took it she could just say, “Thank you”. I think she also took a Rose publication handout called “Following Jesus.” She had some other things in her hands. I also gave her a Bible study. I apologized for taking so long and she said “No, I needed this.” So I said something like, “Do you believe Jesus is God, He died for your sins and rose from the Dead? And do you trust in that to take away your sins and bring you to Heaven?” And she said she did. So I said “All that is left then is for you to pray and tell that to God.” She was grateful. I put her balloon hat back on her head for her she’d left on the table to straighten her hair as she’d almost forgot it and she headed out. So that was great. I had some great discussions too and got some affirmation from staff people. A black Christian man running the Diversity department had a table beside ours and said, “You are doing a great work here” after listening to me go through the Gospel with several students. We had some good conversations with Christians too and got some peeps who might come to the Bible study.

So thanks for your prayers for the Table today and for evangelism if you had a chance God blessed us. Ellen, my volunteer staff person, blessed me all day with her help.

Blessings,

Bob