Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ.

I hope your day was blessed with good things today and you are trusting in God through the trials of life. Nick and Emerald each prayed to receive Jesus today and Dorian was close to trusting in the Lord thinking he might pray later and saying he’d “Want God living inside him”. I’d be grateful for your prayers for these if you have a moment to do so. Their stories are below if you have time. Thanks for your help.

Nick was a roly-poly guy sitting eating a bagel that looked to have a big slice of cheese on it. He had a Black and red hoodie on and black sweats. His thin but bushy beard ran on his jaw line and he had a mustache only over his mouth. He had a flat mop of brown hair that hadn’t been washed that day. He was sitting in some chairs outside the cafeteria doors and said he’d do a survey in a few minutes, wanting some time to finish his lunch. I said fine and went into the cafeteria. I did not find anyone to go through the Gospel with but chatted with Scott who prayed this year. When I headed back out I found Nick and he was up for doing a survey. He thought we’d talked before. I was pretty sure we hadn’t. I asked if he’d done the survey with me and he said he thought so but he was sure his answers would change. As I asked him questions he had obviously never thought much over any of them before so that was good as the Gospel was novel to him too and I knew he hadn’t already rejected it. He’d gone to church as a kid but now only went occasionally. He said his Grandfather was a pastor. I asked him what he would say to God if asked, “Why should I let you into Heaven.” He thought for a moment and said, “Cause I tried to do the best I can I guess.” He thought he had a 50% chance of going to Heaven. When I asked him what Jesus had done to take away his sins he said, “He died.” After explaining the blood and righteousness of Christ to save him by faith I asked if he’d want to be forgiven. He said he’d definitely want to be forgiven. I said there was a prayer he could pray and talked him through it asking if it was the desire of his heart. . He said, “Yeah.” I said he could pray it silently and it seemed like he might wait until later that night. He had no objection to the Gospel as the truth, so I said if he prayed I promised to pray for him each day next until next spring and one year after because I’d know he had really wanted to be forgiven. He didn’t hesitate then but prayed to receive Jesus. I gave him Bible Promises for You writing his name and the date and “forgiven!” on the inside. I explained that now trusting in the righteousness of Jesus to be his righteousness the likelihood he would go to Heaven was 100%. I also gave him a Bible Study on the Deity of Christ. He was an amicable guy. I got up to go and said, “I’ll see ya in Heaven.” “See ya in Heaven!” he replied cheerfully. And I headed out.

I made it over to the Science buildings and found Emerald sitting on the 1^st floor in the SW corner of the lounge at a table for 4 and I took the seat across from her. She had study materials all over but was on her phone as I walked up.  She was a pretty black girl wearing a Brown San Diego Padres ball cap the SD intertwined. She had a grey sweatshirt on and wore a half dollar sized gold cross around her neck. Her left nostril had a small diamond in her a small pug nose. Her stick straight hair poured out from under her cap. She went to a Baptist church a few towns over and I told her I was ordained a Baptist back in the day. One of the words she used to describe herself was “lost”. That turned out to be true. She was bright and articulate. I asked her what she would say to God if asked “Why should I let you into Heaven?” “I’ve been a good servant,” she said after thinking a moment. She thought she had a 50/50 chance of going to Heaven. I began to go through the Gospel with her and she paid close attention. She knew Jesus had died to take away our sins when I asked her what He had done to do so. I explained the payment for her sins and the blood and righteousness of Christ and I could tell she was learning as I went. I asked if she would want to be forgiven for her sins trusting in Jesus or thought something else. “I would want to be forgiven,” she said. I said if she wanted to be forgiven for her sins the Holy Spirit would live inside her and give her strength to live the Christian life explaining living inside out by the Spirit’s power. I said if she thought she had never trusted in Jesus blood and righteousness to save her there was a prayer he could pray. I talked her through it then and said if she wanted to she could pray it silently and know she was forgiven. “Wanna do it?” “Sure,” she said brightly dragging out the R. I handed her the booklet and she said, “Thanks you.” I replied, “Your welcome.” She prayed silently to receive Christ then and said aloud, “Amen.” “Amen,” I said. “Your sins are forgiven Emerald.” I gave her Bible Promises for You writing her name and the date and “forgiven!” on the inside and a Bible Study on the Deity of Christ. I told her I would pray for her through the spring and next school year and that now trusting in the righteousness of Jesus to be her righteousness the likelihood she would go to Heaven was 100%. “It was really nice to meet you,” I said getting up to go. “Thank you,” she replied. “Nice to meet you too.” And I headed off.

So Thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today if you had the chance God truly blessed. I hope Dorian a smallish guy with a mop of reddish hair and skin like I had at his age on his cheeks will also come in as well.

In Him,

Bob