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Praise Satan!

Ministry Update July 31, 2022

You never know what you will see or hear while out street witnessing. Friday night was one of those on the wilder side. There were eight of us witnessing and Conner brought two of his young kids out with him. We were just getting started witnessing and nobody had even started open air preaching yet. A car full of people pulled up and the driver yelled, “Are you Baptists?” Elly replied, “We are Reformed Baptists.” It appears these young people don’t understand Reformed Baptists, so the driver yelled again, “Are you Baptists?” Elly again replied, “We are Reformed Baptists.” But this time she walked over to their car and handed Gospel tracts to the driver and front passenger. To her credit, she then asked how many are in the backseat and they said two more so she handed them two more tracts. As she walked away, they drove off and the front passenger yelled, “Praise Satan!”

That was just the start of a somewhat crazy night. After that, Trevor and Elly were on a corner across the street and they tried to hand tracts to a couple. Both of them refused, but then the woman pulled her pants down. I’ve had women lift up their tops before, but I’ve never seen anyone do that. Conner was preaching during this time and three people crossed in front of Trevor and Elly, but one of the women yelled toward Conner, “I f’d my stepbrother.” All three of them laughed as they walked on. Then a few minutes later, they drove right in front of Conner and woman yelled the same thing again. The man that was driving yelled too, but I couldn’t hear what he said. Obviously they were looking for shock value, or who knows, maybe the guy she kissed in front of us really is her stepbrother.

What Do You Believe In?

Trevor brought the first message of the night, then Conner and I brought one after that. As I was open air preaching, a guy on a bicycle stopped and talked to Matthew and Joshua. Joshua asked the man if he’s a believer and he replied that he believes. Joshua questioned the man what he believed in and that started about a 30 minute conversation that was mainly between the man and Matthew. They had a good discussion and by the end of it, the man understood that faith in Jesus is what we really need.

Then Matthew brought him across the street to us because they needed an ink pen. Matthew was giving the guy his phone number. I asked him if he had a Bible and he said that Tyail gave him her Bible, right there on the street! We thank God that Tyail did so and we pray that the man will call Matthew this week. When they were done talking, Matthew prayed a beautiful prayer with the man and prayed that God would save him if he isn’t really saved.

Fellowship With Fellow Believers

Toward the end of the night, I looked around and all of us were conversing with each other. I truly enjoy the fellowship with the other evangelists as much as actually evangelizing. Also Conner’s daughter listened as I was open air preaching and afterward she asked me who was next. She was ready to hear more and I was the third one to bring a message. After that she handed out tracts. I love seeing children hand out tracts. I thank God for Trevor, Elly, their girls, Tyail, Conner (and two of his kids), Matthew and Joshua for coming out witnessing. The fellowship with these dear brothers and sisters in Christ is very sweet. Speaking of which, while Joshua, Matthew and I were talking toward the end, a guy stopped his car in front of us and encouraged Joshua for us to keep doing what we are doing. Then a truck drove by and an older lady in the passenger seat gave us a thumbs up as they went by. So even though we some vile mockers earlier, God blessed us with a couple of encouragers there at the end.

(These updates are given to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others)