Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope ya had a great day walking with the Lord.  I had a good day on campus, and Jimmy and Daminesha each prayed to receive Christ.

Jimmy was sitting on a couch in the lounge in the BIC, one doorway down from where we have Bible study.  He had medium-blonde hair, an oval, full face and was wearing polyester athletic shorts and a white shirt.  He had gone to a Roman Catholic Church a bit as a kid, but little recently.  He was Italian and wanted to go to Italy, so his heritage must be from the North.  When I asked what he would say to God if asked why he should be let into Heaven he replied, “That’s a tough question…”  I agreed.  He thought some more and said, “I believed that you were real and… That’s hard.” and he left it at that.  He had some familiarity with the Gospel in as much as he knew Christ had died for the sins of the world.  It was tough to get him to crack a smile and he took the Gospel very seriously. So I went with that, and he voiced agreement as I went through the verses and explained things.  I asked if he would want to be forgiven for his sins or if he thought something else, but what he heard was “Do you think you will be forgiven for your sins?”  “I guess I’d be forgiven,” he said uncertainly. “Well, if you want to be forgiven, you can simply ask God for that,” I said and walked him through the prayer. I suggested he could pray it quietly in his heart, like I wasn’t there, and he didn’t even take the booklet from me but began praying.  So I held it and looked down.  I looked up a couple times and when he’d finished I said “Amen.” He nodded.  I told him he could keep the booklet and went on to explain to him the Christian life by the Spirit.  I also gave him a Bible study.  “Do you have your own Bible or just a family Bible?” I asked. “I don’t have one,” he answered. So I gave him a bible and he opened it right up, enthusiastically. I showed him the book of John, suggesting he could begin reading there, explaining that Jesus’ words were in red.  I offered him a book and he took the Student Editions of The Case for Faith  and The Case for Christ, so that was good to see him interested to learn more. Most people won’t take two books. Jimmy thanked me and I said “Sure”.

Daminesha (Dom in E sha) was sitting in the hallway in the second floor of the science building.  She had on a white baseball cap that hid her hair, but you could see the edge of her afro.  She wore a blue-colored hoodie and skinny blue jeans, and had long, pink finger nails that matched the toes in her sandals.  Cute kid with fair skin and freckles.  I asked if she wanted to do a student survey for our Bible Study group and she said, “Can’t hurt.”  I asked what she would say to God if asked why she should be let into Heaven. She said, “I tried my best to live a righteous life.” She thought she had about a 60% chance of going to Heaven.   Daminesha followed along good naturally with the Gospel, and knew Christ had died for her sins. But she hadn’t been trusting His work on the Cross, just hoping she’d be good enough to be forgiven. I explained the righteousness of God was given to her because Christ had earned it when God adopted her, and that she was saved by faith in what Jesus had done.  I asked if she wanted to be forgiven or if she thought something else and she said, “No, I want to be forgiven.”  So I offered the prayer to her, talking her through the words and she took it and silently prayed to receive Christ.  I explained the Fruit of the Spirit to her and living the Christian life in God’s power.  She had a Bible at home and I gave her a Bible study. I showed her the 100 Bible verses in the back of 20 Things God Can’t Do, so she wanted to take that.  I promised to pray for her until spring of 2018 and she got a big smile and said, “That’s cool!”

So thanks for your prayers for the Ministry and for Evangelism today if you had a chance. God blessed.

In Him,

Bob