Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

I hope you day was blessed with good things and you are at peace though the world be filled with provocateurs.  I had a good day on campus and Citlali prayed to receive Jesus today. And Mattie, a girl in the PE lounge with long straight strawberry blonde to her elbows, committed to Christ saying she’d pray later. So that was good.  Guy, a safety on the football team was close and took The Case for Christ Answer Booklet, saying he was just getting back into his faith and checking out his friend’s churches. Thank you for your prayers.

Citlali [sit-la-lee] was sitting near the bookstore entrance in the hallway waiting for an orientation to begin. She was interested in the fashion department programs. She had an uncommon, roundish, cute face and her straight dark hair in a bob cut, long eyelashes. She wore jeans and a crop top. When I asked her if she wanted to do a student survey she just nodded. So I sat down in the chair beside her and got her name. I asked what she would say to God if asked why He should let her into Heaven. She said, “I would say… You should let me into Heaven because I care about people. I treat others the way I want to be treated. I have empathy for others.” She thought she had a 60% chance of going to Heaven. She said she went to Moody Church when she was a kid. She knew that Jesus had died to take away her sins. She listened patiently to the Gospel. I asked her if she would want to be forgiven for her sins of thought something else and she said, “Be forgiven.” I said there was a prayer she could pray and asked if it was the desire of her heart. She nodded again and then two guys one who knew me and I’d talked to a lot, an Italian guy. He was just saying hi. And the other is a black guy who is a player getting girl’s numbers each time I see him. So I dismissed him (figuring he was there because Citlali was pretty) as quickly as I could exposing his motive. I asked the Italian if I could take to him later and he realized he had interrupted and said sure. He’s a Christian, he left. I turned back to Citlali and said if she wanted to she could pray silently and I wouldn’t hear her but God would hear and she’d know she was forgiven. She nodded and took the booklet then and prayed to receive Jesus. I offered her a Bible but she thought she had one. Then unsure, she wanted one but the study Bible I had was too big so I gave her a pocket new testament and wrote her name and the date and “forgiven!” in the front. I gave her a Bible study and Bible Promises for You. I told her I would pray for her until spring and all through next school year each day. She was grateful and I asked if there was anything I could pray for her for. She asked me to pray for the orientation she was waiting to go to. So I said I would and headed off and prayed for her through the day.

So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today if you had a chance. God truly blessed and I hope both Mattie and Guy will come in too.

In Him,

Bob