Recent Happenings

Haven't updated the blog in a while.

Many a good witness encounter has been had lately.

Last Saturday evening Rick Harman and I went to Lower Greenville. I obtained some new tracts recently for our witnessing crew and was eager to use them. I ordered them from the following website --> http://www.customtractsource.com. (I found this website via Mark Cahill's website. http://www.markcahill.org. ) These are a good alternative to living waters gospel tracts, they're very creative good quality tracts with a sound gospel message. (Covering law and grace)

A friend of mine who recently moved near Lower Greenville offered to let us park at their house whenever we come to witness. This friend lives several blocks from Lower Greenville. This was nice because I tracted most of the cars parked in the neighborhood as we made the walk into the heart of Lower Greenville. There's a tract that looks just like a parking ticket I was using which works great for putting on cars. (http://www.customtractsource.com/Parking-Ticket_p_0-68.html).

Lower Greenville was an absolute zoo on this particular night. The Texas OU game had taken place ealier in the day and the revelers were saturating the streets and the clubs.

Once we got into Lower Greenville, we struck up a conversation with a group of three guys. They were college students attending SMU. I gave each of them a tract (http://www.customtractsource.com/What-If-Im-Pretending_p_0-152.html). One of the three had a Christian background. He was very open and stayed and talked with us at length, even after his other friends left. He was very honest and told us that he was enamored with the pleasures of the world and really felt like he was falling away from his Christian upbringing. God must have been bringing conviction on him, because although his other friends left pretty quickly when they found out we were Christians and that we were out witnessing, he hardly noticed when they left and was very drawn to our conversation. One of the things that he kept saying was that we needed to come to his Campus (SMU) and witness to people there. I told him that we could and we might, but if he really cared about the others on his campus, then HE ought to repent, get back on track with God, and then reach out to those on his campus himself. Jesus never stated that we lack a harvest because the "right" laborers aren't present in a particular place. There is a potential harvest everywhere, but where are the laborers to reap that harvest?

We had a VERY good conversation, because he was so OPEN and God had obviously already been working on his heart and doing a lot of humbling. When I spoke to the nature of the Ten Commandments and talked about how we use them to show people what sin is, he listened very intently and earnestly. I am always encouraged when people's eyes are locked on every word you are saying . I'm convinced that this is an outward indicator that the Holy Spirit is doing something inwardly, convicting the person of sin righteousness and judgement (John 16:8). In those kind of situations I also wonder who is praying, or has been praying for this person, because it's certainly not due to any of my own wisdom or eloquence in speaking that people are impacted in such a manner and so focused on what you're saying and the scriptures that you're sharing. After much encouragement and exhortation for him to act on what we had talked about, we prayed together and then Rick and I headed back to my car. One the way back we were able to tract all the cars on the OTHER side of the street with the parking ticket tract! (http://www.customtractsource.com/Parking-Ticket_p_0-68.htm)

As always, pray that the seeds we planted will bear fruit to the glory of God!