We've been hitting the streets of Wichita during the past two weeks. Lots of tracts have been handed out, we've had some very enjoyable one-2-one conversations, the folks around here have heard us preaching in public, and the "Are You Ready?" cross has been out. (A police officer in his patrol car even honked and waved at me yesterday while I held the AYR cross.) These are the best ways we've found to get the Word out. Thank you, Lord, for all of the opportunities and resources to make this happen!
Right now, I'm asking the Lord to use us at Wichita's huge River Festival. It begins this Friday evening 6/3/11 and has events every day through 6/11/11. Plans are in the mill and I'm not able to give you details now. Please return next week for a full report. Your patience is appreciated! God bless you!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Two Busy Weeks
Wow! The last two weeks have been a blur.... but a good one. Two weeks ago, I was able to visit my family in Christ at IDT Baja about 2 hours south of Ensenada in the state of Baja Norte, Mexico. This is the mission base where I served for nearly 3 years ending in 2009. The original plan was to participate in a conference for the local pastors, but I arrived a little late. Anyway, it was wonderful to fellowship with and encourage my brothers and sisters at IDT and do a little street evangelism Baja style.
By the way, if you are thinking of visiting Mexico for a mission trip, please don't let the news reports scare you. I experienced absolutely no crime or violence whatsoever in Tijuana, Ensenada, or anywhere else. If the Lord tells you to go, trust in Him and GO!
Since returning from Baja, I've been busy getting back in the saddle here. Last night, a brother from Calvary Chapel of Wichita and I hit the streets in the Old Town area of town where there are lots of bars, clubs and people who desperately need Jesus Christ but have not yet admitted it. We had quite a productive night of distributing tracts and speaking one-2-one with people on the streets.
I arrived at around 7pm and tried to distribute tracts to the dinner crowd. After an hour of a lot of rejections, I went to a busy intersection a couple of miles away with the "Are You Ready?" cross for a while. For those who don't know, this is a 4 foot tall wooden cross with the question Are You Ready? painted on the cross beam. The idea is to ask this question of people as they drive by in their cars. Many people in the U.S. are difficult to reach because they are always in their cars, homes, stores, etc. It's rare that they are out and available to engage in conversation about the most important subject in the universe; eternity and where they will spend it. The "Are You Ready?" cross is simply a way to put that question in their minds when they are unavailable to talk. It can also lead into good conversations with those walking by.
Upon returning to Old Town, the party scene was beginning to warm up and people were more open to talking. For some reason, it seems people more willingly take tracts from strangers at night rather than during the day. Anyway, handing out Ten Commandment coins with God's Law on one side and a brief gospel message on the back resulted in the Lord allowing me good, relaxed conversations with 6 people. He let me take them through the good person test (take the test yourself here y en espanol aqui). He also let me spoon feed each of them the gospel message of Jesus Christ taking upon Himself the punishment that we deserve and He let me encourage them to repent from sin and trust completely that Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to pay the debt we cannot pay. All of this in spite of a chilly, windy 50 degree fahrenheit evening. Thank you, Lord!
Thank you for reading! God bless you as you share your faith!
By the way, if you are thinking of visiting Mexico for a mission trip, please don't let the news reports scare you. I experienced absolutely no crime or violence whatsoever in Tijuana, Ensenada, or anywhere else. If the Lord tells you to go, trust in Him and GO!
Since returning from Baja, I've been busy getting back in the saddle here. Last night, a brother from Calvary Chapel of Wichita and I hit the streets in the Old Town area of town where there are lots of bars, clubs and people who desperately need Jesus Christ but have not yet admitted it. We had quite a productive night of distributing tracts and speaking one-2-one with people on the streets.
I arrived at around 7pm and tried to distribute tracts to the dinner crowd. After an hour of a lot of rejections, I went to a busy intersection a couple of miles away with the "Are You Ready?" cross for a while. For those who don't know, this is a 4 foot tall wooden cross with the question Are You Ready? painted on the cross beam. The idea is to ask this question of people as they drive by in their cars. Many people in the U.S. are difficult to reach because they are always in their cars, homes, stores, etc. It's rare that they are out and available to engage in conversation about the most important subject in the universe; eternity and where they will spend it. The "Are You Ready?" cross is simply a way to put that question in their minds when they are unavailable to talk. It can also lead into good conversations with those walking by.
Upon returning to Old Town, the party scene was beginning to warm up and people were more open to talking. For some reason, it seems people more willingly take tracts from strangers at night rather than during the day. Anyway, handing out Ten Commandment coins with God's Law on one side and a brief gospel message on the back resulted in the Lord allowing me good, relaxed conversations with 6 people. He let me take them through the good person test (take the test yourself here y en espanol aqui). He also let me spoon feed each of them the gospel message of Jesus Christ taking upon Himself the punishment that we deserve and He let me encourage them to repent from sin and trust completely that Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to pay the debt we cannot pay. All of this in spite of a chilly, windy 50 degree fahrenheit evening. Thank you, Lord!
Thank you for reading! God bless you as you share your faith!
IDT Mid-America
Welcome to the "official" IDT Mid-America blog. You may be a regular reader of my previous blog at 3w.cornerstoneinbaja.typepad(dot)com. If so, thank you! The old blog needed to be updated somehow to more accurately reflect my current mission of street evangelism in Wichita, Kansas and wherever else the Lord may send me. So, please continue to look here for information about evangelism activities along with some tips and encouragement. God bless you!
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