Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope your day was blessed with seeing God be held first place in everything. I had a good day on campus and Irlanda and Jarely each prayed to receive Jesus as their savior today. I think a good seed was planted with Jazzy from Kyrgyzstan who had been going to Church with a friend at work. She was pretty with long dark hair and looked Asian. She said, “Well of course I would want to be forgiven” but when I asked her if she thought the story of Jesus had done for her was true she said she was not sure. So I walked her through the prayer she could pray if she decided she believed and said she could talk to her friend about it and ask people at her church. She agreed and was happy to keep the booklet with which I had explained everything, though she did not want anything further to read. I’m grateful for your prayers, God blessed today. Irlanda and Jarely’s stories are below if you have time.

I had thought last night that I had not gone up to the 3^rd floor of the BIC building yet this year so I should try there and so when I got to campus I headed up on the elevator and just to my left sitting near the windows I saw Irlanda [ear lan da]. She had a small mouth with full lips and a warm smile that lit up her face. Her hair was a bit fly away but it was long to her shoulders and she looked a Latina, pretty face. She was wearing a cream color sweatshirt and jeans with a tear in the right knee. She was interested in doing a survey. I asked her what she would say to God if she died and were asked “Why should I let you into Heaven, “Hmm, hmm,” she said and then replied, “I guess because I believe in Him. I grew up with like faith and stuff. I’ve always had that expectation of seeing God when you die and stuff and Him letting you into Heaven.” She thought she had a 50% chance of going to Heaven and had not been to Church for a while saying she had gotten busy going to school. She listened closely to the Gospel smiling periodically through it. When I asked her what God had done to take away her sin so He could live inside her with His Holy Spirit. She could not think of anything and so I began to explain the Gospel to her, which seemed entirely novel if facial expression reveals anything. I explained that the blood of Christ had cleansed her from sin so God could live inside her. Jesus’ blood was the way God got paid. After explaining salvation by faith I asked if she would want to be forgiven for her sins trusting in what Jesus had done. “Yeah,” she said affirmingly. I said if she wanted to be forgiven there was a prayer she could pray and I talked her thought it. “It says here ‘Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?’ so would you say that it did?” She nodded and so I said she could pray it silently and God would hear her and she would know she was forgiven and she nodded and took the booklet and prayed to receive Jesus. She had her own Bible so I encouraged her to read the stories in the book of John. I explained the Christian life was living, “Inside > Out” “By the Spirit’s Power”. I gave her a copy of Bible Promises for You writing her name and the date and “forgiven!” in the front and The Case for Christ Answer Booklet. I gave her a Bible study too. I told her I would pray a Bible verse for her each day from now until Spring and one year after and asked, “Do you have any questions?” She smiled and said she didn’t and said, “Thank you so much.” I got up to go saying, “I’ll see you in Heaven and if I see you here I’ll just give you a wave.” “Thank you,” she said. “You’re welcome,” I replied and I headed off.

They have put some new long tables around that have electric plugs in them, some do not fit as well as the furniture that once was there. That’s true in the small lounge on the SW corner of the BIC where they slid the table in on an angle. I came across Jarely [jar relly] sitting at one there. There had been one other person in the lounge but he soon left. She had a cute round face and her hair was parted a bit to the left and pulled back into a ponytail. She wore a light grey hoodie that collared her head closely. When I asked her what she would say to God if she died and He asked her, “Why should I let you into Heaven?” but she could not think of anything saying, “I don’t know, a lot of things go through my head when that happens”. She said she went to a Christian Church with her boyfriend. She thought she had a 50/50 chance of going to Heaven. I began to go through the Gospel with her and asked her what Jesus had done to take away the sins of the world. “They were just talking about this at Church,” she replied. “I can’t remember what they said.” So I began to explain the Gospel to her and the payment for her sin by the blood of Jesus that cleansed her. I explained the righteousness of God that was hers by adoption into God’s family by faith. I read how he was seen after he rose and He was the “Way the Truth and the Life.”  I asked if she wanted to be forgiven for her sins or thought something else and she said, “Forgiven.” So I explained there was a prayer she could pray and talked her through it. She said, I was baptized a year ago. I don’t want to be lukewarm but I get anxious about things. I know that is sinful because the Bible says not to be and I pray for God to help me be on the path.” I said it was true the Bible said not to be anxious but to trust in God and that she needed to ask the Holy Spirit to give her peace and I explained then living, “Inside > Out” by the Spirit’s power. I knew though that she had not understood the Gospel and that though her Church had baptized her she hadn’t believed on Christ. So I said she could ask God to forgive her for her sins trusting in Jesus and the Holy Spirit would live inside her. “Do you think praying this might help you?” I asked. “Sure,” she agreed. So then She took the booklet and prayed to receive Jesus. I told her than that now trusting in the righteousness of Jesus to be her righteousness the likelihood she would go to Heaven was 100%. I explained again how she could pray and ask for the Holy Spirit to give her peace as this was the fruit of the Holy Spirit. I gave her Bible Promises for You writing her name and the date and “forgiven!” in the front and showing her verses on peace she in the book, saying she pray them and ask for God to give her the peace He promised. I said I would pray a Bible Verse for her every day from now until Spring and one year after. I also gave her a Bible Study and The Case for Christ Answer Booklet saying it might answer some questions she would have. She smiled a perfect smile and she said “Thank you.” I said she had a church to go to and God could help her to grow there. I got up to go and she said “Thank you” again and I said, “Sure,” and headed out.

So Thanks for your prayers for the Ministry and for Evangelism today if you had a chance, God truly blessed and sent forth His word.

In Him,

Bob