Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Hope you had a good day walking with the Lord. 4 people prayed with me to receive Christ today. Two Catholic Latino Guys, Jorge and Alex, a girl Jen, also Roman Catholic and a Black woman Araina (A-Ray-na). Jorge and Alex were straight up guys that did not know how they would be judged in terms of salvation or how God took away their sin. I went through the gospel with them after I did a student survey for the Bible Study. Jorge seemed a bit distracted but it turned out they were waiting for Isabel who finally came after he called her and said she’d missed them.  They were praying to receive Jesus at that point. So I talked to her briefly and gave her a booklet and Alex said reassuringly, “We’ll explain it to her on the way home.” So I gave them a choice of books to read, Alex picked The Case For a Creator and Jorge The Case for Faith. Isabel said she’d like to read something too even though I had not had any time to really explain the Gospel too her and said she’d like to read More Than a Carpenter. I left them, promising to pray, and then thought, “Oh I should have given them Bible Studies…what was I thinking”. I doubled back, but they were gone.  But it forced me to walk by a table and a girl, Jen, stopped me to ask me about tattoos saying, “Are you the guy that teaches the Bible Study?” I said I was. Then she said, “I have some questions.” So I sat at her feet and turned the explanation into a presentation about sin and the Gospel. She prayed to receive Christ there too and took a Bible study and More Than a Carpenter to read. I gave her my e-mail and said if she wanted, her friend who had been the source of her question could e-mail me.

I went out into the sun and came upon Araina sitting on a bench. In talking to her she thought she was a Christian but did not think she was going to heaven as she wasn’t good enough and did not know how God took away her sin but was pretty convicted about it. I explained the free gift of God eternal life in Christ to her and she prayed to receive Jesus with me too. I gave her a Bible study and the Student edition of The Case for Faith.

I had several other really good conversations today. The first guy I went through the gospel with had two friends sitting off to one side who asked if they could have a copy of the booklet when I’d finished with my spin on it and when the bible study was. We talked about social issues for a while and they were really thankful.

So thanks for your prayers.  I know God was really leading me today and giving me words. Please pray for Jorge, Alex, Araina, and Jen if you get a chance that they might grow closer to Christ and even check out Bible Study.

In Him,
Bob Bollow