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I’m Just Here To Listen

Ministry Update March 12, 2023

I had a blessed time witnessing at Missouri State University on Wednesday. It was cold, but the rain held off and I only had a few sprinkles while walking back to my car. Several students took tracts while I walked to the witnessing spot. Had three mockers and one encourager. The one mocker even had in ear buds, but evidently, he still heard the open air preaching, because he said “La, La, La, La, La” as he walked past me. If eternal damnation wasn’t so serious, it would actually have been funny. But all God-haters will stand before God on Judgment Day and give an account. The strangest interaction was at the very end. I was just finishing up with the message when a student plopped down in front of me and said, “I’m just here to listen.”

Since the message was over, I just walked up and asked the student if they had any questions. I was offered a bottle of water, which I politely declined and asked again if there were any questions that I could help with. The student started eating lunch and said “No, I’m just here to listen.” So I started explaining how we’ve all sinned against God and tried to go through some of the 10 Commandments.

I asked if the student had ever told a lie and the reply was, “I don’t know.” So I asked, “Are you lying about that?” Then the reply again was “I’m just here to listen.” Since I could tell I wasn’t going to have a normal conversation, I just plainly shared the Gospel. After I finished sharing the Good News, the student took a Gospel tract. I was once again offered a bottle of water and that was it. I have to admit that it was a strange encounter. I’m still not sure if the student was sincere or not, but God knows.

Cold But No Rain

Friday not was cold, but there was no rain. Something was going on at the Gillioz Theatre, so several people took tracts right off the bat. After Michael showed up, he prayed for us and I brought a message about Who Is Jesus. There was only one drive by mocker and Anand and two of his young girls showed up when I finished the message. There wasn’t much going on then, so we walked around downtown and handed out tracts. Some people took tracts from the girls, but others refused. I’m always amazed when people refuse tracts from cute little kids, but some people do and a couple of people were even sort of rude about it. But it was fun seeing Anand’s kids hand out tracts. They get so excited when someone takes one. Overall, it was a quiet night, but we had good fellowship together. Anand prayed for the people who took tracts and we called it a night.

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