Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I hope you had a great day walking with the Lord.  I had a good day on campus and Hezekiah and Louie both prayed to receive Christ.  Marissa committed to Christ but had to run into class.

Louie was sitting by himself in the science building hall, working on some computer cable, putting a connector on with a hand tool.  He was a nice guy, average build, curly hair.  He looked like he could be the 4th son of the Brady Bunch.  He was wearing black sweats and sandals with socks and a white t-shirt.  He was the first student I talked to today and said God should let him into Heaven because, “I had always lived my life [for] the benefit of others, [did] what they wanted.”  His family only went to a Roman Catholic Church on Christmas and Easter.   But he understood the Gospel and was really into what I was saying to him.  He was a really friendly guy.  I offered Louie the opportunity to be forgiven and have God live inside him and he said he wanted that.  So I asked if he believed Jesus was God, had died for his sins and rose from the dead.  He said he did, and so I asked if he wanted to trust in that.  Louie did, and I walked him through the prayer in the booklet and he prayed to receive Christ.  I explained living as a Christian through the power of the Holy Spirit.  His family had a Bible but he didn’t, so I gave him one and More Than a Carpenter to read.  I gave him a Bible study, got his email and gave him a card for a local church to look into.

Hezekiah was sitting at a table in a lounge in the BIC building, at a table in the corner.  He wore the old-school glasses that are popular now (like Ernie wore on the TV show “My Three Sons”).  He was a tall black dude with a short afro, a nice guy.  He was up for doing a survey for the Bible study group.  He believed he was a Christian because “You know because I tried to go by the Bible.”   I asked him if he thought he went to Heaven based on how closely you followed the rules in the Bible and he said he did.  “So you go to Heaven because you are good?” I asked.  “Yes,” he agreed.  I said “Well let me show you what the Bible says.”   I began to read him Bible verses and explain grace and imputation to him.  The light dawned on him and he realized he had not been trusting in Christ’s blood and in His power to live the Christian life.  Instead he had really been trying to be good in his own strength and hoping that would bring him to Heaven.  So Hezekiah prayed to receive Christ and trust in His blood to cover his sins.  So that was great.  I gave him a copy of the book Playing with Purpose, as he was into the NBA, a Bible study, and I got his email.  I explained to him how Christianity is living inside out.  God transforms us and gives us the power to live the Christian life, not we work harder to be a certain way until it sticks – like learning to play the guitar.

I walked through the Science building and looped back around on the 2nd floor and a girl made eye contact in a lounge.  So I thought about talking to her, but for some reason I kept on walking and then doubled back, and then she was busy.  But doubling back I passed another girl at the end of a row of chairs who had looked at me, so I could sit on the floor next to her.  I was gonna go back but then kept walking.  I couldn’t get past the prompting so I walked back down the hall and went through the Gospel with Marissa who was willing to do the survey.  She’s a pretty, long brown-haired girl who had shorts on and a t-shirt.  She had grown up in the Catholic Church and had gone to confirmation as a kid.  She said stuff went sideways in her family and when she finished and they kind of stopped going to church.  She said she’d say to God, if asked why He should let her into Heaven, “”Well, I didn’t really do anything bad.”   I had to rush a bit then before her class started, but got through the Gospel with her and the prayer and she said she believed and wanted to trust in Christ.  So I showed it to her and encouraged her to pray later.  I am hopeful I can check to see if she prayed on Thursday, knowing where her classroom is located at Noon.

So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today if you had a chance.  I had a couple of other good conversations that I am hopeful God will use, but am grateful for those who trusted Christ

In Him,

Bob

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