Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

I hope your weekend has been blessed. I went out of town camping on Friday so this is late. I had a good day on campus on Thursday though and Luis (Loo ees) prayed with me to receive Jesus.

I came across Luis sitting alone at a table in the big lounge where we have Bible Study. He was raised Catholic but his family fell out of recent attendance in the church. He was a slight built, shorter guy; his facial features looked like a Spaniard with a sharp nose, kind of classic handsome looking. His beard was heavier at the sideburns and chin than on his cheeks where it was thinner. He was soft spoken and wore a white Nike ball cap with a black logo. He wore black sweats and a jacket. When I asked him something he’d like to do in life he said give his parents Grandchildren. That struck me as a sign of a good heart. I asked him what he would say to God if he died and He asked, “Why should I let you into Heaven.” He said, “That maybe I don’t deserve to.” He thought he had a 50% chance of going to Heaven. I went through the Gospel with him and he listened closely. At first he could not think of what God had done to take away his sins but it seemed to come back to him that Jesus had died. When I asked if he wanted to be forgiven for his sins or thought something else he said, “The first one.” So I said there was a prayer he could pray to be forgiven and walked him through that and asked if it was the desire of his heart. “Yeah,” he said. I said he could pray it if he’d like to and he would be forgiven and God would live inside him giving him the strength he needed to live a Christian life. “Wanna do it?” I asked. “Probably,” he replied but then took the booklet and, after reading it through, very quietly prayed to receive Christ. We were not in earshot of anyone else in the lounge as in the late afternoon it was nearly empty. I explained the Christian life living “Inside Out.” And I gave him 20 Things God Can’t Do writing “by the Spirit’s power” and “Just Ask” in the front along with His name and the date and “forgiven” and gave him Bible Promises for You also writing his name in the front and the date and “forgiven” telling him I would pray for him every night. I explained that if he was trusting in the righteousness of God to be his righteousness the likelihood he would go to Heaven was 100%. I got up to go and reached out to shake his hand and he took it and said, “Thank you, Bob.” “Yeah, sure I’ll see you in Heaven,” I replied leaving him with a smile on his face.

So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and evangelism today if you had a chance. God truly blessed.

In Him,

Bob