Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Hope ya had a great day walking with the Lord.  I had a great day on campus and 3 students prayed with me to receive Christ, Edwardo, Andy, Marie (her bf also committed to Christ as he walked up waiting for her and heard the Gospel, but seemed a bit unsure.  He was also named Edwardo, coincidentally enough).

Edwardo was the first person I talked to today.  He was sitting on the floor behind a 24″ diameter post in the Science Building, waiting for class to start and said he’d answer some questions.  Cheerful guy, and a good sense of humor.  Brown hair, kind of a classic-looking guy, dark complexion with a scarf wrapped around his neck several times.  He said he went to catholic church every week.  When I asked him one thing he wanted to do b4 he died he said, “Find out who my father is.”  I guess his mom knows and won’t tell him.  I later encouraged him after he had received Christ that God was his true father.  I went through the Gospel with him and at one point he said, “I got it.”  But he had not seemed to understand the Gospel and seemed to be trusting in His good works.  He said he wanted to be forgiven for his sins.  So I asked him if he had ever asked God to forgive him for his sins based on what Jesus had done for him on the Cross.  Was he trusting in Jesus blood to forgive him or was he going to church and figured he was a pretty good guy and things would just work out?  He said, “The second one.”  So I said, “Then that is what you need to do to receive Christ and know you are forgiven.”  I read the prayer through with him and he prayed to receive Christ.  He took The Case for a Creator to read and I explained the work of the Holy Spirit to him as his strength to live the Christian life.  I got His email to send him some stuff.

Andy was sitting in the Science Building lounge.  Good looking guy, slight build, shorter, short brown hair.  He was active at his church, helping with the youth group and I think his priest was evangelical as he called him his pastor and he seemed to have given him books on the Christian life.  But he had not been trusting in Christ to make him right with God but that he simply wasn’t a bad person.  So I asked him the questions I basically asked Edwardo, and just like Edwardo he confessed he had been thinking he was good and serving at Church and had not been depending on the work of Christ.  I thought he was more the kind of guy who would pray later but he said, “That’s a good prayer,” after I went through it with him.  I assured he should pray it without my hearing just between him and God and he did.  He would not take a book, saying he had one from his pastor, but he took a Bible Study on the Deity of Christ.

Maria was sitting on the floor in the BIC building waiting for her boyfriend to come out of class.  Short, cute, little bit plump girl, Latino in appearance.  He came out when we were talking but I still was able to go through the Gospel quickly with her and show her some Bible verses and she prayed to receive Jesus.  Her boyfriend was listening to the Gospel and he seemed a bit hesitant, but then said he thought he believed in Jesus, so I will be praying for him (Edwardo).  I gave him a booklet and encouraged him to read it and ask for forgiveness.  I gave him a copy of the book Playing with Purpose as he was really into basketball.  It’s a very evangelical book. Maria took a copy of Enjoying Your Walk With God and I also gave them each Bible Studies.

So thanks for your prayers for the Ministry and for evangelism today if you had a chance.  God really blessed my day and I got to connect with some of my peeps too.  One of them is an Islamic girl I talk to sometimes and she asked me for prayer tonight on Facebook about a job she applied for.  She knows I pray for her, so that was great and a result of talking today.

Blessings,

Bob Bollow