Hey Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

I hope your day was blessed walking with the Lord. Marcela prayed to receive Christ today on campus and I had some good seeds planted (Nick who looked like Kevin Spacey with nice skin and all his hair. He took The Case for Christ) and 2 strong apologetic discussions with agnostics (Nikko an Italian and Nick a Filipino). Encouraged some Christians too. I had a Great day.

Marcela was sitting in the PE building lounge by the workout center. She said her parents sometimes go to a Spanish speaking catholic church so her cousins can understand the service they all go too, mostly only on Christmas and Easter.  She has fair skin and was wearing no make-up. She’s kind of a Tom-boy pretty, long brown hair past her shoulders and a gray hoodie, black leggings. She said she’d do a survey and seemed to be just killing some time on her lap-top. She was friendly and her face was really expressive interacting with what I said. When I asked her what she might say if she died and God asked her why He should let her into heaven she said, ‘I’ve been a good person I guess… I don’t know.” She thought she might have a 50/50 shot at getting into Heaven. She knew Jesus had died for her sins, and that surprised me a bit for someone only going to Church on the Holiday’s. As I went through the Gospel, nearly all her responses were vivid expressions on her face but she listened closely. She said she wanted to be forgiven so I asked her if, “when she asked for forgiveness she had been thinking she was a good person and God was good and would forgive her or if she had been trusting in the idea that Jesus had died for her.” “The first one.” she replied. So I asked if she believed Jesus was God had died for her sins and rose from the dead. “Wait,” she said processing in a second, “if Jesus is God? Yes.”  I walked her through the prayer then that she could pray and asked her if she’d like to pray to be forgiven. “Right now? OK.” She said and prayed to receive Jesus. I told her she could keep the booklet explaining the Christian life to her living “Inside Out” and the fruit of the Spirit. I gave her a Bible and put her name in the front and the date she seemed to really like having it.  I gave her the book Pocket Prayers and 20 Things God Can’t Do and a Bible study saying it could keep her busy for the summer. She said she’d think about getting another. I also gave her a card with the Website of Compass Church to listen to some sermons since she wasn’t attending Church. I got up and said good bye telling her I would pray for her and “God bless you” and she said, “Thank you, you too”.

So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today. God truly blessed and I’m so thankful for your prayers that make it possible. There are really remarkably few student sitting around school this last week but God is leading me to students and using the time well.

Blessings!

In Him,

Bob