Hey sisters and Brothers in Christ,

I hope your day was blessed today and you have joy and peace in believing. I had a good day on campus. Will, a black guy with a thin mustache and a low afro was close to receiving Christ. He said he would pray tonight. And Brenda prayed to receive Jesus today.

Brenda was sitting just past the exit from the tunnel into the MAC in the BIC building and she was waiting for someone and said she’d do a survey, saying, “Why not? I’m just waiting.” She had long, dark hair and grey leggings on and a fleece pullover, cute kid, petite small face, chatty. She seemed very young. When I asked her if she went to church at all she said she did a bit, saying she did not understand much of what went on there. Her mom was very religious, as was her grandma. “My mom says we’re Catholic.” When I asked her what she would say to God if she died and was asked why He should let her into Heaven she said, ‘I don’t know,” and then quickly, “don’t write that.” But then thinking a moment she said, “I can’t really tell you what I strongly believe. There’s got to be a Heavenly place.” I agreed there had to be. She thought she had about a 70% chance of going to Heaven. As I went through the Gospel with her she was interested and remarked, “Sounds beautiful,” as I explained that Jesus had died for her. “Yeah it does,” I agreed. She listened to the explanation of the perfect payment of the life of Jesus for her sins, having not known about it, it seemed. That His blood cleansed her so God could live inside her and God could justly forgive her, having been paid for her sins. I explained she received it by Faith and Grace saved her by faith not by works. Her good stuff didn’t fix her bad stuff. I asked if she’d want to be forgiven for her sins or thought something else, “That one,” she said pointing at the right circle with God inside, “Be forgiven.” I asked if she believed Jesus was God, had died for her sins and rose from the dead. “Yes. I’d like to believe that.” I said if she wanted to she could ask for forgiveness and I walked her through the prayer addressed to the “Lord Jesus” and asked if it was the desire of her heart.” “Yes,” she said. So I said she could pray it silently, not so I would hear her but God would hear and she’d be forgiven for her sins. She took the booklet from me and prayed then to receive Christ. I explained the Christian life to her living “Inside out” where first God transformed her and then she would do good things because she had become a good person. I said everything in the Christian life is “Just ask” and wrote that along the end of the booklet along with “By the Spirit’s Power” saying God would give her the power to do anything He was asking her to do. I said that by trusting in Jesus’ righteousness to be her righteousness, the likelihood she would go to Heaven was 100%. She did not have her own Bible, but did not want to take one or a book to read. But said that she might be ready to take one later. If she saw me she’d get one from me. I did get her to take a Bible study on the Deity of Christ, different ways He claims to be God. She had to run then, so we headed our different ways after I told her she’d be in my prayers each day.  I said my email was on the back of the booklet and she said “OK,” and headed out the tunnel. Sweet kid.

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

In Him,

Bob