Ready For Summer!

Hello Jesus followers!  I returned from visiting my family in Christ in the Mexican state of Baja Norte a week ago and it has taken until now for the trip to distill into a blog post.  Sorry for the wait!

After a super early flight to San Diego and walking across the Tijuana border, I was waiting for my wonderful brother and sister in Christ in front of a McDonald’s.  We headed south to their home in the town of Colonia Vicente Guerrero (CVG) for a week of catching up, evangelism training and Mexican-style street evangelism.  If eternity were to be like this week, I would not be disappointed.

Before we go further, there is some important business that needs our attention.  If you believe Tijuana is horribly dangerous as it is portrayed in the U.S. media, please stop.  Yes, it is a huge city and a person can get in trouble there just as they can here in Wichita, Kansas or any other U.S. city.

Here is the truth.  I was only “accosted” by professional taxi drivers wanting me to ride in their cabs.  I said, “No, gracias.” and had no problem.  The McDonald’s was very clean and the employees were quick, helpful, kind and gave me the correct change.  Lots of people were around and they were quick to smile and say, “buenas tardes” (good afternoon), when I greeted them.  This was while I dragged luggage along behind me.  Trust me.  People could tell I was a gringo, alone and away from home.  Anyone with a functioning brain cell would deduce that I was carrying money.  If you ask for and use the wisdom the Lord promises to give you (James 1:5), there is no reason to fear heading south of the border.  In fact, if the Lord tells you to go anywhere, GO!  Don’t hesitate and don’t turn to the right or the left!

Once in CVG, after picking up some friends in the city of Ensenada and visiting Costco there, we all crashed for the night.  The following days were filled with visiting family, street evangelism as opportunities arose, fabulous family dinners, good conversations, fish tacos (mandatory when you visit Baja – if there is not a law, there should be), and explaining/demonstrating/discussing biblical evangelism ideas with individuals and groups.  It was an extremely encouraging visit and I can’t wait for the Lord to send me back there for a visit or until He returns.

Now, back to the title of this post.  Events are beginning to pop up on the street evangelism calendar.  We have every Saturday evening in the Old Town area of Wichita, of course.  Wichita’s annual River Festival will be June 1 - 9 during which folks celebrate the little creek that dribbles through town by having lots of concerts and other events that bring people out of their homes.  Wichita has way more than its share of car shows, so we will likely be sharing the gospel at some of those.  Street evangelism-wise, things will probably be busy from now through September.

If you are in or will be visiting the Wichita area and would like to join us and learn to share your faith the way Jesus did, we are patient, kind and eager to teach.  Just comment on this blog or search for me on Facebook and leave a comment for me there.  It would be an honor and pleasure to help you fulfill our Great Commission to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”  (Mark 16:15)

Thank you for reading and God bless you!