Do You Ever Think About Death?

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Do You Ever Think About Death?

Ministry Update March2, 2026

Doug and I witnessed in downtown Springfield, MO on Friday night. We were handing out tracts at the corner of South and Walnut when Doug handed a tract to a guy. As the guy walked away, he yelled back that he’s a believer. So Doug recommended that he read the tract and hand it to someone else. After a little bit, we started walking down Walnut Street and the same guy that took the tract was walking back toward us. He asked if he could pray for us. We said sure and David then said the most Spirit-filled prayer that we’ve ever received witnessing downtown. David prayed for us to be filled with the Spirit, reach lost souls and that God would protect us. We thanked him, shook hands and then he went on his way.

Right after that, Doug started witnessing to a young man named Garrett. He handed him a Gospel tract and then asked him, “Do you ever think about death?” Garrett replied, “More often than I probably should.” It was a great opening and Doug clearly shared the Gospel with him. He told us that he has a Bible and we encouraged him to read it every day. [Read more…]

Are You Worried About What Happens After You Die?

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Are You Worried About What Happens After You Die?

Ministry Update February 16, 2026

Doug, Justin and I have been witnessing downtown Springfield, MO Friday nights through the winter, but I just haven’t been posting about it. Several night have been really slow there wasn’t really much to report. But Doug and I witnessed this last Friday night when Doug got into a conversation with a young man named Dylan. He asked Dylan, “Are you worried about what happens after you die?” Dylan replied, “Not really.” [Read more…]

Sola Scriptura

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Sola Scriptura

Ministry Update November 4, 2025

Justin and I witnessed downtown Halloween night. The highlight of the night was when we handed tracts to a group of Nigerians. They all gladly received tracts, when one guy noticed Justin’s shirt that said Sola Scriptura. The gentleman then started naming off the five Sola’s – Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (grace alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone) and Soli Deo Gloria (to God alone be the glory). He thanked us for being out there witnessing on Halloween and he was quite shocked when we told him that we are out there every Friday night. He said they were headed for a prayer meeting and that he would pray for us. We thanked him for it.

A lot of tracts went out that night. We had a couple of mockers. Two different guys downtown were dressed as Jesus. The one riding a skate board, took a tract and seemed alright, but it just looked wrong being dressed as Jesus and riding a skate board. But the other guy dressed as Jesus refused a tract and his two friends refused them too. I said to Justin, “I guess he’s a Gospel less Jesus”.

Later on, the the same guy and his friends walked near us, but they were across the street. So I raised my voice and said, “Here comes that Gospel less Jesus.” He yelled back, “God doesn’t hear you.” I replied, “Yes He does and Jesus, the real Jesus said, Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish (Luke 13:3).” Then I gave a short Gospel presentation for those around us that could hear. Then a girl refused a tract and said, “I’m an atheist.” I replied, “Then this is for you! You need it.” She was crossing the street and said something, but we couldn’t hear her. So I raised my voice and said, “The fool has said there is no God (Psalm 14:1)” and gave short Gospel presentation and pleaded with her to repent and trust Jesus.

We had a couple of other encouragers. One guy was dressed like a zombie. I tried to hand him a tract, but he wanted to know what it was. When I told him that it was a Gospel tract, he gave me a fist bump. He saw us on another corner later on and he walked up and shook my hand. Earlier in the night, I handed a tract to a guy named D’Shawn before Justin joined me and the guy came back and thanked me for being out there. I asked him which church he belongs to and he said “Hill City Church.” I told him that I know they used to meet at the Gillioz Theatre and many of the people were very encouraging when we were open-air preaching across the street, back when they met at the theater. D’Shawn was very glad to hear that.

Skater Dressed As Jesus

Suicide Bomber and Victims – Costumes

Allen Preaching In The Rain

Cold, Rainy and Very Windy

Allen, Robin and I witnessed at MSU the Wednesday before and it was cold, rainy and very windy. It was so windy that Allen and Robin’s umbrella’s turned inside out. We really didn’t have any conversations with students. One girl refused a tract, so I tried to hand it to the two girls following her. The first girl turned around and said, “They don’t want one either.” So I told her that if she continues in her rebellion against God and dies in her sins, she will regret not taking the tract. I pointed out that we’ve all sinned and that Jesus is the only Savior.

Another student was very snide in his refusal of a tract. I shared a short Gospel presentation while he was within earshot. I think it kind of shocked him. Allen and I both brought messages and we pray for God’s truth went forth and that He will use it for His glory. We also pray that God will bless the tracts that went out.

These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others. Witnessing doesn’t always go the way we plan, but God just calls us to go. The results are up to God alone because salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 2:9).

I Was Married To A Man

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I Was Married To A Man

Ministry Update October 28, 2025

Justin and I witnessed downtown last Friday night in Springfield, MO. He handed a tract to a guy I’ll call “D”. D gladly took the tract and asked if we wanted to hear his testimony. Justin told him sure. D proceeded to tell us that he was raised by his alcoholic mother. Sounded like he had a rough childhood. So when he got the chance, he joined the Army and told us “I was married to a man for four years.” Evidently, he was a paratrooper in the Army and ended up getting hurt when his chute didn’t properly open.

D proceeded to tell us that he ended up with some broken bones and sounded like he had a near death experience. He ended up coming back to Springfield to heal up. He told us that when he got back here, that his mother had surrendered her life to Jesus and was cleaned up and was praying for D. He said at some point he asked God to save him. Justin asked him a few questions and shared some truth with him. D admitted that he wasn’t attending church regularly, so Justin highly encouraged him to go back to church and reminded D that we aren’t to neglect gathering with fellow believers (Hebrews 10:25). I asked him if he had a Bible and he said that he did. Justin also encouraged him to read it daily.

Prior to that encounter, we were both surprised that people were lined up outside of the Gillioz Theatre about an hour before show time for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The theater had already shown it earlier this year, so we were surprised to see people lined up half way down the block and then they turned a corner and were still about a half a block the other direction. Many of the people in line were dressed up for the show. Justin finally surmised that maybe it was because it was so close to Halloween. Regardless of why there were so many people waiting to get in, we were grateful for the crowd and a good number of them took Gospel tracts.

Eight Laborers at Missouri State University on October 22, 2025

Praise God that there were eight of us witnessing at MSU on Wednesday. Allen and I were joined by Loretta, Robin, Mike, John and Lloyd. Allen sang some worship songs and him and I both brought messages. Everyone else handed out Gospel tracts. We had an encourager and a few vocal atheists. But we had a great time witnessing. A blonde atheist listened to most of my message and then most of Allen’s message. After I finished, I tried to hand her a tract, but she refused. She wouldn’t really talk. Later on, Lloyd talked to her and she told him that she’s an atheist and doesn’t believe what we are saying. Then later on, she walked back up to Lloyd and talked to him again. We pray that God will soften her heart.

While Allen was open-air preaching, I was handing out tracts near the Plaster Student Union. Right before I had to head back to work, I noticed a large crowd near the Bear Paw statue. So I walked over and started handing out tracts. One of the students told me that they were all in high school and they were visiting MSU on a field trip when I asked her what group they were with. I kept handing out tracts and ended up near the two teachers that were leading the group. I just told them both that we are out here every Wednesday and the students might as well get used to us if they decide to go to MSU. Surprisingly, the teachers didn’t say anything about the students receiving the tracts and both teachers took one!

Allen, Dan And I The Week Before At MSU

None of our group made it downtown witnessing the Friday before last, but Allen, Dan and I did witness at MSU on October 15, 2025. We had a couple of encouragers. Allen and I brought messages and Dan spoke truth to the students in between our open-air preaching. Allen has someone in his group that has donated some nice study Bibles and he handed one of those out. Because they are expensive and nicer than the normal give away Bibles, Allen offers the study Bibles to students, but he questions them on their sincerity about wanting one. May God bless the student that took one and may God save the student and set that student on fire for the Lord.

These updates are provided to encourage fellow believers to share the glorious Gospel with others.

You Can’t Bust This Ghost

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You Can’t Bust This Ghost

Ministry Update October 14, 2025

Doug and I witnessed downtown Springfield, MO Friday night and it was a strange night. We walked around downtown and handed out several tracts. But when we got to Jefferson and Walnut, there were flashing lights on a couple of cars across the street from us. At first, we thought maybe they were police cars, but eventually we figured out that they weren’t. They were a couple of Ghostbuster vehicles with lights flashing and several people were standing around in their Ghostbuster outfits.

The costumes were quite elaborate. One guy was “using” his ghost busting equipment on one of the statutes downtown. Several other ones were standing near their flashing cars. After a few minutes, I suggested we go over and talk to them. I walked up to a guy who seemed to be in charge and he told me they were there for 1984 (an arcade amusement business) – promoting the business. This wasn’t the response that I expected, so I didn’t feel like I could get into the conversation with him that I originally intended. So I just said something like it’s ironic that you all are out here busting ghosts, while we are out here sharing the Holy Ghost. You can’t bust this Ghost. The guy agreed with me. He and the young lady working beside him both took tracts.

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You Got The Hell Part Right

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You Got The Hell Part Right

Ministry Update October 7, 2025

Allen, four people from his church (including his pastor) and I witnessed at Missouri State University on October 1, 2025. Allen and Ben – a pastor brought messages and we handed out Why Christianity booklets from Living Waters. Most of the students were very pleasant and most of them took one. Allen had one encourager while he was open-air preaching.  One student told me, “I don’t want your God.” I replied, “Jesus is the only Savior. That’s why we plead with people to repent and trust Jesus.”

Then another student asked what I was handing out and I told him it was a Gospel tract, that it tells you about Jesus. He replied, “Hell no.” I replied, “You have the Hell part right. We don’t want you to die in your sins and go to Hell. Repent and believe the Gospel.” But overall, it was a very pleasant time of witnessing and we handed out around 300 booklets. One funny thing that happened was Allen blew his Shofar horn and I guess it wasn’t allowed at the spot we were at because of classes next door. But someone saw it in his hand and mistakenly thought it was a weapon, so security came over and talked to us. One of the security guards is an old high school classmate of mine, so we caught up a little bit and they just told  Allen that he couldn’t blow his horn.

A Lot Going On Downtown Friday Night

Doug, Justin and I witnessed downtown Friday night October 3, 2025. The police had the street blocked off at Jefferson and St. Louis St., where we normally meet and there was a DJ with a loud speaker at the park and some kind of art work in one of the parking lots as well as a skate park in another lot. It was really loud there (and the flashing lights bothered Doug and I), so we walked around and handed out tracts. A few people were lined up outside The Regency, so we handed out some tracts there.

We walked around downtown and handed out tracts as we went. When we walked back by The Regency, the crowd was now backed up about a block and a half. So we handed out more tracts and I just lifted up the Bible and did basically stoplight preaching as I walked by the crowd. Several people said Amen (and seemed serious). Toward the end of the line, one girl said Hallelujah (but seemed to be mocking). I asked the crowd who they were waiting to see and a girl yelled out, “Lil Skies.” She said that he’s a rapper. I have no idea who he is, but he seemed very popular. Overall, it was a good night and several tracts went out.

Open Air For The First Time

On September 26, 2025, Brad, Doug, Justin and I witnessed downtown. Immediately Brad got into a conversation on the square with another veteran and they talked for about 45 minutes. It had been quite a while since Brad had been out with us, but it was great having him there and we praise God for the conversation. There was a guy who appeared to be high, dancing at the stage area where we normally preach when we do so on the square. Thankfully, Doug noticed him, so I went to a different corner and brought a message there. Shortly after that, Mark and Dave showed up and they were handing out bottles of water. I showed Mark how to open-air preach the week before and praise God, he stood up and brought a message this time. It was encouraging to me, so I brought another message after he finished up.

Doug and Justin handed out tracts downtown like we normally do. After Doug left and I was heading back to my vehicle, I heard a guy cussing loudly. It turns out that it was dancing guy who was high and may have even had some demonic activity going on. I just ignored him and kept walking to my vehicle. But he was near Justin and Justin was handing out tracts. He said the yelling guy was scaring everyone around them, so Justin said most of the people took tracts from him. We praise God for that, for Brad’s long conversation and for Mark’s first time open-air preaching. May God be glorified in all of this.

(These updates are given to encourage Christians to share the glorious Gospel with others. Jesus told us to pray for more laborers and He also commanded us to go and preach the Gospel. Every believer should be sharing their faith in Jesus with others. We hope and pray that these updates encourage you to do so.)

Last Day Of Your Life

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House Fire Where Man Died July 11, 2025 Springfield, MO

Last Day Of Your Life

My friends and I have been witnessing downtown on Friday nights, I just haven’t been writing updates about our witnessing encounters. Doug and I witnessed last Friday night and we typically walk around a two block area a couple of times on Friday nights. We typically stay a while at the corner of Walnut and South Street. While we were handing out tracts there, an ambulance came racing past us and a few minutes later an EMT vehicle also went flying by. We could see the flashing lights several blocks away West on Walnut Street, but we couldn’t tell if it was a car accident or what exactly was going on. Then a young girl went by us on a scooter and she said that she thought her friend’s house was on fire. We said a quick prayer and went on witnessing.

I found out a couple of days later that unfortunately a woman died in that house fire. I don’t know if she was a follower of Jesus or not, but I seriously doubt if she woke up that morning and said, “Today, I’m going to die in a house fire.” I sincerely doubt that she thought she was going to die that day. But she did. It turned out to be the last day of her life. One day, will be the last day of my life. One day will be the last day of your life. Will you be ready when that time comes? [Read more…]

The Lie Of Evolution

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The Lie Of Evolution

Students, today I want to talk to you about the Lie of Evolution. Evolution is a lie. Most of you have probably been taught about evolution since you were in grade school. You’ve been taught that evolution is a fact. When I was growing up, they used to call it the theory of evolution. But somewhere along the way they dropped the words theory of evolution and just started calling evolution. They present it as a fact.

But it’s not a fact. There is zero proof of macro evolution. Not one shrewd of evidence. Is there evidence of changes within species? Absolutely. Dogs have evolved into different breeds of dogs. Cats have evolved into different breeds of cats. But no dogs have ever evolved into cats and no monkeys have every evolved into humans. It absolutely has never happened. There are no half-ape and half-human skeletons out there.

Evolution is one of the worst insults against Almighty God! God created the heavens and the earth. He created the whole universe. To say that this all happened by chance is an affront, it is an offense to the great Creator God. Psalm 19:1 says that the heavens declare the glory of God. Look at you and I, look at our bodies, we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). God made us in His image (Genesis 1:27). [Read more…]

I Need To Get Back To Church

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I Need To Get Back To Church

Ministry Update February 10, 2025

Several of the guys and I have been witnessing this winter, I just haven’t been providing updates. But last Friday, Doug and I witnessed at an indoor area. It’s private property, so I don’t want to say too much. We have the right to get into Gospel conversations at private businesses, we just can’t run around handing out tracts openly like we do downtown. But Doug and I had a great time witnessing and we basically had three good encounters. The last one being with a guy who said, “I need to get back to church.”

Before that conversation, Doug handed the million dollar bill tract to a couple of young men. They actually came back over to us and one of them told us that he’s in the military and getting ready to be shipped off to the Middle East. Doug encouraged him to read the back of the tract and to also go online and see some of Ray Comfort’s videos on street witnessing to help him share his faith with others. Doug also ran through a Good Person Test to show him how to do that. It was great encouraging a couple of people who say they are believers.

What Does The Cross Mean To You?

While Doug was finishing up with them, I saw a young man wearing a cross. I asked him what the cross meant to him and he replied, “It makes me feel closer to God.” But when I asked him if he’s a Christian, he said that he wouldn’t say that. Turns out, he just likes the cross and he feels spiritual, but doesn’t understand the sacrifice that Jesus made on behalf of His true followers. So I shared the Gospel with him and his friend. The friend was growing impatient, but the young man with the cross really listened. Afterwards, I asked him if he had a Bible and he told me that he doesn’t like to read. I encouraged him to download a Bible app on his phone and that many of them offered audio versions. I asked him to start in Matthew and listen to the New Testament. The young man and his friend both took tracts.

Toward the end of witnessing time, Doug stopped and talked to another couple of young men. I didn’t hear all of the conversation because I tried to talk to a guy who wasn’t interested in the Gospel. But I heard enough of Doug’s conversation to know that he shared the Gospel with both of them and the one young man named Zach responded, “I need to get back to church.” Doug told him going to church is a good thing, but the main thing was repenting and putting your faith in Jesus. He shared more of the Gospel with him.

After they finished their conversation, I asked Zach if he had a Bible and he said that he didn’t. So I handed him a New Testament. His friend Brandon looked at me like, are you going to give me one? I could tell what he was thinking, so I apologized and told him that was the only one that I had with me. As we kept walking and talking, I realized that we were near the door where I parked so I asked the Brandon if he could wait 5 minutes and I’d run and get him a New Testament too. He said that he would. May God save Zach and Brandon both.

No, I’m Catholic

It was cold and misty on Wednesday while I handed out Why Christianity booklets at Missouri State University. I handed out quite a few booklets the week before, but tried to hand some more out that day. They cost more than my normal tracts, so I try to make sure they know what it is before I give them to the students. (The tracts are cheap enough that I just want them in their hands, praying they will read them later). One girl looked at the Why Christianity cover and said, “No, I’m Catholic.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that over the years of street ministry. Out of their own mouths, they say No to Christianity because they are Catholics. Can you imagine standing before God on Judgement Day and say No, I’m Catholic? I shudder to think of it. Maybe it was because of the cold weather, but I also had several mockers. One girl asked what I was handing out and when she saw what it was, she shook her head, laughed and said, “Get out of here.” Toward the end I tried to handing them to a couple of young girls and one them yelled, “Get away from me!” Right or wrong, I just started open-air preaching for a little bit while they were in earshot. The one that told me to get away from her, turned around and started laughing.

The week before, a lot of students took the Why Christianity booklets. So, I mainly handed out booklets that day, but brought a short message afterwards. One girl walked by and said, “Not everyone’s a Christian.” I thought, thank you captain obvious, but I guess she meant it that what I was saying might be offensive to non-Christians. I just kept open-air preaching and said, “That’s right. Not everyone is a Christian. But there are only two ways to die, in Christ or outside of Christ. Don’t foolishly die outside of Christ. We will all stand before God on Judgment Day, whether you believe in God or not. Don’t foolishly wait until then to bow your knee to Jesus and confess that He is Lord. Do so in this Life!”

Looking For The Parking Garage Near A Bank

Justin and I witnessed downtown on Friday January 31, 2025. It was really cold that night, but we handed out several tracts. Toward the end of the night, he tried to hand tracts to a couple of young women who were pulling their luggage behind them. They both refused tracts, but as they passed us, they said something to the effect that they weren’t sure they were heading in the right direction. So Justin yelled after them, “Where are you headed?” They yelled back, “We are looking for the parking garage near a bank.”

I told them they were heading the wrong direction and suggested that they follow us and we’d direct them to where they need to go. They started following us and told us how they rented an AirBNB and someone broke into the house. The lock was broken and the owner wouldn’t refund their money. So they were looking for somewhere else to stay. I told them that we were sorry to this happened to them. We got about a half a block away and the one said, “Is that the bank we are looking for?” I told them yes and the other one said, “I see the parking garage next to it!” So I said, “I have a Gospel tract for both of you.” This time they both took one.

Justin lives downtown, so I wasn’t really ready to quit yet, so I told him that I’d walk part of the way back toward his apartment. As we got in front of the Regency, there was a pretty good crowd standing in front of the building waiting to go in. So I asked Justin if he had a few minutes and he said sure. So I brought a short message. I told the crowd that we didn’t know what they were there to see, but that nothing is more important than your eternal soul. I shared the Gospel with them. Several laughed at us, but one girl seemed to genuinely listen.

(These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others. You may never open-air preach and that’s ok. Not everyone is called to do that. But every true believer can share their testimony, share the Gospel, give the Good Person Test or hand out a Gospel tract. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Unbelievers need to hear the Good News.)

We Follow Satan

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We Follow Satan
Ministry Update November 25, 2024

Anand, two of his daughters and I handed out tracts last Friday on a cold, quiet night. But the strangest interaction was with a couple that refused tracts. They said no to me and then as they turned the corner, Anand’s daughters tried to hand them tracts too. But they refused them and the man yelled out, “We follow Satan!” So I yelled after him, “Satan can’t save you.” “Yes he can,” the man replied. So I stated, “Only Jesus can save you. Satan will be right there next to you in Hell, but you won’t care about him and he won’t care about you.” By that point, they were too far away to say anything else.

The only real conversation was one that Anand had with a young man named Evan. Anand handed him a a tract and told him that it’s a Gospel tract. Evan said that he was a Christian, so Anand asked him how he came to faith. The young man couldn’t say. So Anand asked him if he’s going to Heaven and Evan said, “I hope I’m good enough.” Anand gently explained to him that the Bible says none of us are good. That’s why we need Jesus – we need the perfect One who bore our punishment to save us. We pray that God will convict and convert Evan.

 Don’t You Have A Job?

I handed out tracts last Wednesday at Missouri State University during the lunch hour. (I had just posted a couple of days earlier on Facebook how there seemed to be a different spirit on campus this year. I wasn’t even open-air preaching this day, just handing out Gospel tracts. All the mockers saved it up for this day). One girl refused a tract and said, “I’m not into cults.” I replied, “That’s a good thing, because I’m not into cults either.” Another girl yelled an emphatic NO! Then toward the end of my time there, a girl walked by and said, “Why are you always here on Wednesdays? Don’t you have a job?” (That one cracked me up). I told her that I do have a job, but I’m worried about her eternal soul, even if she isn’t.

Then the girl from last week that grew up atheist also walked by. I was handing out What Is The Meaning of Life tracts from Living Waters. I directed her to their website (again). Hopefully she will go there since she’s the one wanting to witness to her friends.

May God bless the tracts that were handed out downtown and on the campus. These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share their faith in Jesus with others. It’s easy to hand out a tract and say, “Did you get one of these?”