Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope you had a blessed weekend of Grace and good things. I had a good day on Friday doing evangelism. Aaron had lost faith but took The Case for Christianity Answer Book. Val prayed with me to receive Jesus. I came across Ron, who I had gone through the Gospel with in October, in the PE building where I’d last seen him. Then he’d said he did not know what he’d say to God to get into Heaven, “That’s like a hit or a miss.” But after hearing the Gospel he left saying he’d think about it. Friday he said he’d prayed to receive Jesus. So I told him I’d pray for him and gave in a copy of Bible Promises for You. I wrote his name and the date and “forgiven” in the front, which gave him some joy and he shook my hand. His skin had cleared up since we last spoke, he had a purple head cap, looked satin. Had classic full African American features and a slight mustache and goatee, good looking guy.

Val was sitting at a table in Starbucks on campus. She had a round face and brown hair, grey cotton yoga pants and a dark hoodie. Cute kid. She went to the Spanish-speaking service of the Bible Church in Wheaton. She said she wanted to buy her mom a house. I asked her what she would say to God to get into Heaven and she said, “Because I tried while I was alive. I tried my best to do the right thing for me and for my family.” As I went through the Gospel with her, she knew Jesus had died for her sins but was not trusting in that to save her. After hearing the Gospel without much expression, except to wave off a friend (with some facial expressions and a shaking of her head no who was behind me—I think offering to rescue her.)  I wasn’t sure where she was at as she was pretty stone-faced. I asked her if she wanted to be forgiven or thought something else. “Forgiven,” she replied. So I said when she’d asked for forgiveness for her sins in the past, if she thought she’d make up for what she’d done wrong and God would be forgiving or if she thought “I know I’ll be forgiven because Jesus died for me.” “Just that I tried my best to do things right,” she replied. So I said that if she’d like to be forgiven, trusting in Jesus, there was a prayer she could pray and I explained the prayer to receive Christ’s forgiveness reading the line,” Is this prayer the desire of your heart?” “Yes” she replied. I said if she wanted she could pray it silently. “I wouldn’t hear you, but God would hear and He’d forgive your sins and live inside you and give you the strength you need to live the Christian life. Wanna do it?” She began nodding and then said, “Sure.” “Just pretend I’m not here,” I said. She took the booklet then and prayed to receive Jesus. She did not have a Bible, so I gave her one showing her the “Where to Turn” section. But she seemed in a hurry then, so I flipped to the front writing her name and the date and “forgiven” there. I explained living inside out and gave her 20 Things God Can’t Do, writing “Just Ask” in the front. “Well, you are in a good church,” I said. “I’ll keep you in my prayers” She nodded and I left Starbucks and headed out.

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

In Him,

Bob