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Only Two Conversations

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Only Two Conversations

Ministry Update September 1, 2019

Conner and I had only two conversations while witnessing downtown Friday night, but they basically lasted the whole time we were there. We started off handing out New Testaments and Gospel tracts. Right off the bat I tried to hand New Testaments to Ryan and Renee. He laughed and told me that he had a ton of these at home. So I said, “Do you read them?” He replied that he did and then he asked where we go to church. I told him I go to Crossway Baptist Church and Conner goes to Hope Baptist Church. Then Ryan told me that he “home” churches and that they are Mormons. [Read more…]

You Don’t Mean That

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Student Yelling Hail Satan

You Don’t Mean That

Ministry Update August 25, 2019

Wednesday was the first time witnessing this fall semester at Missouri State University. I really like witnessing at the campus and I miss coming to the campus during the summer. Students are excited at the beginning of the year and more students take Gospel tracts than refuse them. Over 90 students took tracts and I mainly was there to open-air preach. While bringing the message, several students recorded me as they walked by. I’m sure the new students had never seen this before. It was funny watching them record as they walked by and they looked straight ahead like nothing was going on. Did have a few mockers, including one girl that said, “Hail Satan” a couple of times as she walked past. I replied, “You don’t mean that.” [Read more…]

Shut Up Idiot And Go Home

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Driver Yells Shut Up Idiot And Go Home!

Shut Up Idiot And Go Home!

Ministry Update June 2, 2019

While my wife and I witnessed at Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, there were seven cars there. A guy was out front smoking and as soon as I started bringing a message, he quickly put the cigarette out and took the young child that was with him back inside. Evidently people don’t see the irony of bringing small children to Planned Parenthood. We had a couple cars honk in support of us being there and one driver yelled his displeasure at us. He slowed down as he drove by and said, “Shut up idiot and go home!” [Read more…]

Nearly Deserted Campus

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Nearly Deserted Campus

Ministry Update January 13, 2018

Missouri State University is currently offering Winter Intersession classes. These are typically one to three week classes offered during Christmas break and they must be intense. It is my understanding that the students have to cover the same amount of material that they would in a regular semester class. It’s been several years since I’ve witnessed at MSU during one of these intersession class times and I found the campus nearly deserted.  [Read more…]

Why Do You Get So Mad?

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Why Do You Get So Mad?

Whether it’s at Missouri State University, Planned Parenthood, Pridefest or downtown Springfield, MO, I’m always amazed at how mad unbelievers get over the Gospel being proclaimed in the open-air. Some people get so enraged they don’t know what to do. They stomp around and usually cuss out the open-air preacher and vehemently claim that God isn’t real. If this describes you tonight, why do you get so mad?  [Read more…]

Love And Honor My Wife

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Love And Honor My Wife

Ministry Update January 21, 2018

I love and honor my wife. Yes, I am the spiritual leader of our home, but that doesn’t mean that I run roughshod over my godly wife. The apostle Paul said a man is to love his wife as Jesus loved the church (Ephesians 5:25). How did Jesus love the church? He died for us true believers! The reason I’m pointing this out is because my precious wife requests that I don’t do open-air preaching downtown on Friday nights when I’m by myself. (Sometimes my wife comes out with me, but we drove 14 hours back from Michigan on Thursday and she only had four hours sleep. So obviously I didn’t ask her to go downtown with me). Friday night, my ministry partners couldn’t make it, so I was witnessing on my own. Because I love and honor my wife, I didn’t open-air preach. Instead, I handed out Gospel tracts.  [Read more…]

New Friends New Spot?

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New Friends

New Friends New Spot?

Friday night Polly and I went witnessing downtown. Another group was at our usual corner, so my plan was to go one block closer to the square at South and McDaniel. We got there before 8 pm and it was busy. This was the first Friday in August and Artwalk. So, several tracts were handed out on the corner. Unfortunately, the band that was playing on the square was too loud for me to preach at this corner.  [Read more…]

Started Off Slow But Didn’t Stay That Way

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Started Off Slow But Didn’t Stay That Way

Ministry Update July 23, 2017

Friday night witnessing downtown in Springfield, MO started off slow but didn’t stay that way. Joe, Darlene and I got there first and handed out tracts. Most of the people that walked by rejected tracts, but a few took them. Then Kelly joined us, but it was still going slowly at that time. But even before we started preaching, there were some good conversations. Joe and Kelly both were really good at getting into conversations.  [Read more…]

Pleading For Life At Planned Parenthood

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Photo by Andrew Jansen with the News-Leader.

Pleading For Life At Planned Parenthood

Ministry Update June 4, 2017

Aaron and I were blessed to have Brian, Allen and Bob join us last Wednesday witnessing at Planned Parenthood. Andrew Jansen with the News-Leader (Springfield, Mo) interviewed Aaron and he also reported accurately what we were doing – protesting against Planned Parenthood nationwide killing 900 babies each and every day. It was wonderful having our brothers in Christ join us pleading for life at Planned Parenthood and it was a nice surprise that the reporter didn’t put any liberal spin on the video posted to the News-Leader’s website.  [Read more…]

Vocal Atheists

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Vocal Atheists

Ministry Update April 9, 2017

Friday night was Artwalk and there was a good crowd downtown. Kelly, Steven, Serenity, Diana, Elise, Aaron, Joe and I were blessed to have evangelist Larry Craft and his family join us. They nearly doubled the size of our group and we needed all hands-on deck, especially with the vocal atheists that stood in front of us all night.  [Read more…]