Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I hope your day was blessed today and you were able to rest in Christ loving God with all your soul. I had a good day on campus. Kiyla prayed to receive Jesus today and Ian prayed and rededicated his life to Christ having lapsed into an immoral life. We prayed again together as I left him after having giving him a lot of guidance. Ian’s a smallish guy sharp jaw line and angular jaw with a small square under chin beard. He was wearing a Blackhawk cap and a hoodie. I had long talks answering questions for several Christian students also. I was able to go through the Gospel with 7 people; a couple had not understood the Gospel before though they did not believe. Jacob an oval faced sort of chinless dude in a grey knit watch cap and Emily, who’s face looked like actress Megan Fox (when young though Emily’s blonde and blue eyed) but both seemed interested. Emily thought it would be nice to have someone over her watching out for her and thanked me for explaining everything so clearly but was unsure wanting to think more about it. She said she had not been a religious person and now only went to church on holidays having been in Catholic school through 2nd grade. Thanks for your prayers, please pray those I spoke with today would grow in their faith or will turn to the Lord.
Kiyal was an African American young woman, her nose small and lips thinner than the stereotype for her race. She was sitting at the counter in the cafeteria looking out the window. She had an attractive diamond shaped face and her back hair was straightened and fell several inches past her shoulder. She wore a black sweatshirt with white printing on it (I never got the angle to read) and blue jeans. She said she went to church regularly. I asked her what she would say to God if she died and God asked, “Why should I let you into Heaven?” “I’m really trying,” she quickly replied. She thought she had a 50/50 chance of going to Heaven saying, “I have my moments” I asked if the moments were good or bad and she said, “Mainly good.” I began to go through the Gospel with her and she knew John 3:16. When I asked her what the big thing Jesus had done to “take away or pay for her sins” so God could live inside her she said, “He forgives?” I asked what He had done so He could forgive her but she could not think of anything. She tuned right into the Gospel as I began and said affirming words throughout as I explained Christ’s blood and righteousness to save her. I asked finally if she would want to be forgiven with God living inside her and giving her strength or if she thought something else. I then explained Islam and Buddhism. She said her grandfather had been a Buddhist and she had gone to the memorial service in a Temple and had a very bad feeling there. I asked again if she would want to be forgiven, “I would,” she replied. I asked if she wanted to be forgiven there was a prayer she could pray and talked her through it and asked if it expressed the desire of her heart. “Hmhum,” she replied. I said she could pray it silently and she said, “OK,” and took the booklet and prayed to receive Jesus. I explained the Christian life to her, “By the Spirit’s power.” I told her everything in Christianity was “Just Ask” and that God wanted to help and guide her in everything. I told her now trusting in the Blood and Righteousness of Jesus the likelihood she would go to Heaven was 100%. I wrote her name and the date and “forgiven!” on the inside of Bible promises for you. I also gave her a Bible Study on some ways Jesus claims to be the God of the Old Testament in the New Testament. I gave her Lee Strobel’s book, The Case for Christ Answer Booklet. I told her I would pray for her through Spring and one year after asking God to bless her. “Nice meeting you Bob, “she said as I got up to go. “Thank you.” I thanked her for talking with me and headed off.
So thanks for your prayers for the Ministry and for Evangelism today if you had a chance, God truly blessed.
In Him,
Bob